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Trouble Of The World
Artist
Sinead O'Connor
Label
Heavenly Recordings
Catalogue Number
HVN583DIG
Release Date
2 October 2020

Available as 7" vinyl with an a cappella version as the B-side.
Download included on purchase. Released on December 11th, 2020.

A version of a traditional song made famous by gospel great Mahalia Jackson through Heavenly Recordings.

A. Trouble Of The World
B. Trouble Of The Word - a cappella

In the autumn, Sinéad O’Connor marked her long-awaited return with a stunning interpretation of Trouble Of The World, a traditional song made famous by exalted gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. It follows the-ever-more pertinent Trouble Soon Be Over – her contribution to 2015’s ‘Tribute To Blind Willie Johnson’ compilation and once more exuded the heart and soul of this extraordinary performer.

Sympathetic to its origins, the heartfelt, evocative tones propel this impassioned rendition to the present, its poignancy highlighted by a remarkable artist who leaves her own indelible mark on this topical realisation whilst realigning with a positive viewpoint.

The song sees Sinead joining forces with renowned producer David Holmes, and recorded in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the easing of the lockdown it shares an uncanny albeit eerie symmetry with our new trouble of the world backdrop and once again Sinéad awakes our souls to the ironies and similarities of our collective past and present. The pair have created a sonic tonic and shout out to the powers that be as a voice of the people still questioning all-too-frequent events such as witnessed over the past few months that ensue decades since the nascent birth of the civil rights movement in the United States.

Embodying a voice with beauty and innocence, a spirit part punk, part mystic with a combined fearlessness and gentle authenticity – unique, uncompromising, a pioneer, a visionary, just some of the descriptions that perhaps merely touch the surface of Sinéad O’Connor.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Trouble Of The World 4:49 Buy

    Trouble Of The World

  2. 2 Trouble Of The World (a cappella) 4:28 Buy

    Trouble Of The World (a cappella)

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