Manic Nirvana
title: "Manic Nirvana" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1990-albums", "robert-plant-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic_Nirvana" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Manic Nirvana |
| type | Album |
| artist | Robert Plant |
| cover | RobertPlantManicNirvana.jpg |
| border | yes |
| released | |
| recorded | 1989 |
| studio | Olympic Studios (London) |
| genre | * Rock |
| length | 49:43 |
| label | Es Paranza |
| producer | * Robert Plant |
| prev_title | Now and Zen |
| prev_year | 1988 |
| next_title | Fate of Nations |
| next_year | 1993 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Manic Nirvana |
| type | Studio album |
| single1 | Hurting Kind |
| single1date | March 1990 |
| single2 | Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night |
| single2date | June 1990 |
| :: |
| name = Manic Nirvana | type = Album | artist = Robert Plant | cover = RobertPlantManicNirvana.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = | recorded = 1989 | venue = | studio = Olympic Studios (London) | genre = * Rock
- hard rock | length = 49:43 | label = Es Paranza | producer = * Robert Plant
- Phil Johnstone
- Mark "Spike" Stent | prev_title = Now and Zen | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Fate of Nations | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{Singles | name = Manic Nirvana | type = Studio album | single1 = Hurting Kind | single1date = March 1990 | single2 = Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night | single2date = June 1990 Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by the former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released on 19 March 1990 by Es Paranza Records, Plant's own label. Lead single "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held #1 on the US Mainstream Rock charts 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.
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)". | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = [ link]
Track listing
| headline = Original release | all_writing = | total_length = | title1 = Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You) | length1 = 4:04 | title2 = Big Love | length2 = 4:24 | title3 = S S S & Q | length3 = 4:38 | title4 = I Cried | length4 = 4:59 | title5 = She Said | length5 = 5:10 | title6 = Nirvana | length6 = 4:36 | title7 = Tie Dye on the Highway | length7 = 5:15 | title8 = Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night | length8 = 4:36 | title9 = Anniversary | length9 = 5:02 | title10 = Liars Dance | length10 = 2:40 | title11 = Watching You | length11 = 4:19 | writer1 = Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones, Doug Boyle, Chris Blackwell | writer2 = Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell | writer3 = Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | writer4 = Plant, Johnstone | writer5 = Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | writer6 = Plant, Jones, Boyle | writer7 = Plant, Blackwell | note5 = CD and cassette only | writer8 = Stephen Schlaks, Mel Glazer | writer9 = Plant, Johnstone | writer10 = Plant, Boyle | writer11 = Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell | headline = 2007 bonus tracks | total_length = | title12 = Oompa (Watery Bint) | length12 = 5:48 | title13 = One Love | length13 = 3:15 | title14 = Don't Look Back | length14 = 3:02 | writer12 = Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | writer13 = Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Boyle, Blackwell | writer14 = Billy Vera
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
::data[format=table] | Chart (1990) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (1990) | Position | US Billboard 200 |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | ||
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- "The Great Rock Discography".
- (April 2018). "The real 100 greatest albums of the 90s".
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard.
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