So Far... The Best Of

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So Far... The Best Of
Greatest hits album by
Sinéad O'Connor
Released10 November 1997 (1997-11-10)[1]
Recorded1987–1997
GenreRock
LabelChrysalis
ProducerVarious
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Gospel Oak
(1997) 		So Far... The Best Of
(1997) 		Faith and Courage
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Robert ChristgauA[4]
Music Week[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

So Far... The Best Of is a greatest hits album released by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor in 1997. The collection features songs appearing on O'Connor's first four studio albums, along with several non-album collaborations. "Heroine" and "Empire" are also included on O'Connor's 2005 compilation album Collaborations. The album was her last album with Chrysalis Records, as she later moved to Atlantic Records in 1998.

Track listings[edit]

International[edit]

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "Thank You for Hearing Me" (O'Connor, John Reynolds)
  5. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  6. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, Reynolds)
  7. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  8. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  9. "Jackie" (O'Connor)
  10. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins, O'Connor)
  11. "John I Love You" (O'Connor)
  12. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Tim Simenon, O'Connor, Zephaniah)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono, Friday, Seezer)
  15. "This Is a Rebel Song" (O'Connor)

North American[edit]

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  5. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, Reynolds)
  6. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  7. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  8. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins, O'Connor)
  9. "John, I Love You" (O'Connor)
  10. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Simenon, O'Connor, Zephaniah)
  11. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (O'Connor, Reynolds, Dean, Clowes, Holifield)
  12. "Heroine" (The Edge featuring Sinéad O'Connor and Larry Mullen Jr.) (The Edge, Brook, O'Connor)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer)
  15. "Just Like U Said It Would B" (O'Connor)

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for So Far... The Best Of
Chart (1997–2000) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 97
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 28
Chart performance for So Far... The Best Of
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 70
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 94

Certifications and sales[edit]

Certifications and sales for So Far... The Best Of
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[15] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 203,525[16]
United States — 74,000[18]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BPI".
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor - Sinéad O'Connor". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Browne, David (12 December 1997). "So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG:Sinéad O'Connor". Robert Christgau.
  5. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1 November 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 599. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone sinead o'connor album guide.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sinéad O'Connor – So Far... The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sinéad O'Connor – So Far... The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sinéad O'Connor – So Far... The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Sinéad O'Connor – So Far... The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Sinéad O'Connor". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Sinéad O'Connor – So Far... The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Sinead O'Connor – Best of" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Enter Best of in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  16. ^ Paine, Andre (31 July 2023). "Sinéad O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U could go Top 20 for first time in 33 years". Music Week. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  17. ^ "British album certifications – Sinead O'Connor – Best of". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. ^ Newman, Melinda (11 July 1998). "Sinead O'Connor Starts Anew". Billboard. p. 92. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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