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She Who Dwells is a two-CD set. Disc one is a collection of 19 rarities and previously unreleased tracks split three very different ways. There are more traditional Irish tunes, her electronic collaborations with Massive Attack and Asian Dub Foundation and a range of covers that includes songs written or made famous by Aretha Franklin, Gram Parsons, the B-52s and Abba.
Disc two is a more traditional career-ending retrospective; it's a 13-track recording taken from a late 2002 concert at Vicar Street Theatre in Dublin. About half the songs come from Sean-Nos Nua, with three songs each lifted off I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got and Universal Mother. O'Connor is backed by a great band that features Irish music stalwarts Donal Lunny and Sharon Shannon. As good as they are, it's O'Connor's voice that stuns throughout, whether singing the Irish blues of "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" or a version of "Nothing Compares to U" that contains both flute and a stately cello solo. One hopes this isn't the last we hear from O'Connor, but even if it is, she's left us on a pure, high note.
Track listing:
Disc: 1
1. Regina Caeh
2. O Film et Filiae
3. My Love I Bring
4. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
5. Love Hurts
6. Ain't It a Shame
7. Chiquitita
8. Brigidine Diana
9. It's All Good
10. Love Is Ours [Demo Version]
11. Hundred Thousand Angels
12. You Put Your Arms Around Me [Demo Version]
13. Emma's Song
14. No Matter How Hard I Try [Demo Version]
15. Dense Water, Deeper Down
16. This Is a Rebel Song
17. 1000 Mirrors - Asian Dub Foundation
18. Big Bunch of Junkie Lies
19. Song of Jerusalem
Disc: 2
1. Molly Malone
2. Óro, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile
3. Singing Bird
4. My Lagan Love
5. I Am Stretched on Your Grave
6. Nothing Compares 2 U
7. John I Love You
8. Moorlough Shore
9. You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart
10. Paddy's Lament
11. Thank You for Hearing Me
12. Fire on Babylon
13. Last Day of Our Acquaintance
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