Universal Mother
| Universal Mother | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 September 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Genre | Piano rock | |||
| Length | 52:50 | |||
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| Sinéad O'Connor chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Universal Mother | ||||
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| Initial reviews (in 1994) | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| Cash Box | (favorable) |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Melody Maker | (favorable) |
| Music & Media | (favorable) |
| Music Week | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Retrospective reviews (after 1994) | |
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| AllMusic | |
Universal Mother is the fourth studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 12 September 1994.
"That album was the first attempt to try to expose what was really underneath a lot of the anger of the other records," she explained, adding, "George Michael told me he loved that record, but could only listen to it once because it was so painful. He had to hide it."