Manic Nirvana

1990 studio album by Robert Plant

Manic Nirvana

Studio album by

Robert Plant

Released

19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)

Recorded

1989

Studio

Olympic Studios (London)

Genre

Rock
hard rock

Length

49:43

Label

Es Paranza

Producer

Robert Plant
Phil Johnstone
Mark "Spike" Stent

Robert Plant chronology

Now and Zen
(1988)

Manic Nirvana
(1990)

Fate of Nations
(1993)

Singles from Manic Nirvana

"Hurting Kind"
Released: April 1990
"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"
Released: June 1990^[1]

Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released 19 March 1990 on Es Paranza Records, Plant's own label. The lead single, "Big Love", reached #35 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and its follow-up, "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held #1 on the same chart for six consecutive weeks.

The vinyl release had 10 songs (five per side) rather than 11, omitting "She Said".

"It has the savvy and emotional strength you'd expect from an adult," enthused Entertainment Weekly.^[2]

Reissues

Manic Nirvana was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records on 20 March 2007, this edition included 3 bonus tracks which were taken from the 1990 European CD single release of "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

Track listing

Original release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"	Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones, Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell	4:04
2.	"Big Love"	Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell	4:24
3.	"S S S & Q"	Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell	4:38
4.	"I Cried"	Plant, Johnstone	4:59
5.	"She Said" (CD and cassette only)	Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell	5:10
6.	"Nirvana"	Plant, Jones, Boyle	4:36
7.	"Tie Dye on the Highway"	Plant, Blackwell	5:15
8.	"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"	Stephen Schlaks, Mel Glazer	4:36
9.	"Anniversary"	Plant, Johnstone	5:02
10.	"Liars Dance"	Plant, Boyle	2:40
11.	"Watching You"	Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell	4:19

2007 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Oompa (Watery Bint)"	Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell	5:48
13.	"One Love"	Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell	3:15
14.	"Don't Look Back"	Billy Vera	3:02

Personnel

Robert Plant – vocals
Phil Johnstone – keyboards, guitars
Doug Boyle – lead guitars
Chris Blackwell – guitars, drums
Charlie Jones – bass

Additional musicians

Laila Cohen – backing vocals
Carolyn Harding – backing vocals
Micky Groome – backing vocals (2)
Bob Stride – backing vocals (2)
Siddi Makain Mushkin – voices (11)

Production

Phil Johnstone – producer
Robert Plant – producer
Mark "Spike" Stent – co-producer, engineer
Bill Price – mixing (1, 2)
Darren Allison – assistant engineer
Michael Butterworth – assistant engineer
Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer
The Leisure Process – art direction, design
Julia Stone – electronic illustrations
Ralph P. Fitzgerald – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	24
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	15
US Billboard 200^[8]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	71

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 477.
^ Siân Llewellyn, Siân, ed. (April 2018). "The real 100 greatest albums of the 90s". Classic Rock. No. 247. p. 37.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Robert Plant | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Robert Plant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana". Recording Industry Association of America.