Throw Down Your Arms | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 October 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Studio | Tuff Gong Studios and Anchor Studios in Kingston, Jamaica | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 95:36 | |||
Label | Chocolate and Vanilla | |||
Producer | Sly and Robbie | |||
Sinéad O'Connor chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [4] |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Paste | 5/10 [7] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [8] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Under the Radar | 6/10 [11] |
Throw Down Your Arms is the seventh studio album by Sinéad O'Connor, also known as her reggae album. O'Connor sings cover versions of classic roots reggae songs, with production by Sly and Robbie.
The album was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica at Tuff Gong Studios and Anchor Studios in 2004 and released by Chocolate and Vanilla on 4 October 2005. In her memoir Rememberings , O'Connor said that she felt so strongly about making Throw Down Your Arms that she personally paid $400,000 of her own money for the record's production. [12] 10 per cent of the profits went to support Rastafari elders in Jamaica.[ citation needed ]
The album contains a cover of the Bob Marley song "War", which O'Connor famously performed on Saturday Night Live in 1992 while ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II. [13]
The cover art depicts a photograph of O'Connor in the dress and veil she wore at her First Holy Communion as a child. [14]
No. | Title | Originally recorded by | Length |
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1. | "Jah Nuh Dead" | Burning Spear in 1978 (as "Marcus Say Jah No Dead") | 3:20 |
2. | "Marcus Garvey" | Burning Spear in 1975 | 3:28 |
3. | "Door Peep" | Burning Spear in 1976 | 3:22 |
4. | "He Prayed" | Burning Spear in 1973 | 3:27 |
5. | "Y Mas Gan" | The Abyssinians in 1969 | 3:49 |
6. | "Curly Locks" | Junior Byles in 1974 | 4:22 |
7. | "Vampire" | Devon Irons in 1976 | 4:02 |
8. | "Prophet Has Arise" | Israel Vibration in 1978 | 4:26 |
9. | "Downpressor Man" | Peter Tosh in 1977 | 5:08 |
10. | "Throw Down Your Arms" | Burning Spear in 1977 | 4:02 |
11. | "Untold Stories" | Buju Banton in 1995 | 3:40 |
12. | "War" | Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1976 | 4:04 |
Total length: | 47:27 |
No. | Title | Originally recorded by | Length |
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13. | "Move Out of Babylon" | Johnny Clarke in 1974 | 3:17 |
14. | "Abendigo" | The Abyssinians in 1969 | 3:53 |
15. | "Jah Can Count on I" | Little Roy in 1975 | 3:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (Micah 4:1-5) | 0:57 |
2. | "Jah Nuh Dead" | 3:12 |
3. | "Marcus Garvey" | 3:29 |
4. | "Door Peep" | 3:19 |
5. | "He Prayed" | 3:28 |
6. | "Y Mas Gan" | 3:51 |
7. | "Curly Locks" | 4:17 |
8. | "Vampire" | 4:01 |
9. | "Prophet Has Arise" | 4:24 |
10. | "Downpressor Man" | 5:07 |
11. | "Throw Down Your Arms" | 4:12 |
12. | "Untold Stories" | 3:42 |
13. | "War" | 4:04 |
Total length: | 48:09 |
Note:
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] | 200 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 67 |
French Albums (SNEP) [17] | 26 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [18] | 17 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [19] | 73 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [20] | 36 |
US Reggae Albums ( Billboard ) [21] | 4 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] | 24 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Ireland (IRMA) [23] | Gold | 7,500^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |