Robert Plant - Manic Nirvana (1990)

Robert Plant - Manic Nirvana (1990)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Original release

1. "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"   4:04

2. "Big Love"   4:24

3. "S S S & Q"   4:38

4. "I Cried"   4:59

5. "She Said" (CD & cassette only)   5:10

6. "Nirvana"   4:36

7. "Tie Dye on the Highway"   5:15

8. "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"   4:36

9. "Anniversary"   5:02

10. "Liars Dance"   2:40

11. "Watching You"   4:19

2007 bonus tracks

12. "Oompa (Watery Bint)"   5:48

13. "One Love"   3:15

14. "Don't Look Back"   3:02

Robert Plant Band Members / Musicians

Chris Blackwell – drums, guitars

Doug Boyle – lead guitar

Phil Johnstone – keyboards, guitars

Charlie Jones – bass

Robert Plant – vocals

Laila Cohen – vocals

Micky Groome – vocals on "Big Love"

Caroline Harding – vocals

Siddi Makain Mushkin – voices on "Watching You"

Bob Stride – vocals on "Big Love"

Darren Allison – assistant engineer

Michael Butterworth – assistant engineer

Phil Johnstone – producer

Robert Plant – producer

Bill Price – mixing on "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" & "Big Love"

Mark "Spike" Stent – co-producer, engineer

Jeremy Wheatley – assistant engineer

Manic Nirvana is the 5th 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.