I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss
| Sinead O'Connor
I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss
I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss is the tenth full-length album by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, released on 11 August 2014 on Nettwerk Music Group. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
She continues to lay claim to every musical possibility and refuses to define herself with only one particular style.
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Consequence of Sound
The vocal effects layered atop O’Connor’s already individual and distinctive voice create a kind of hallmark that is undeniably Sinead O’Connor.
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Rolling Stone
Unfortunately, O’Connor’s music doesn’t reflect the independence she aspires to.
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The Guardian
The photo and the music are part of a relationship narrative that finds her ablaze with indignation, lust and hopelessness.
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Slant Magazine
I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss is the singer-songwriter’s most accessible album since 2000’s Faith and Courage.
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Los Angeles Times
This funny, convincing, unembarrassed collection proves she’s no cartoon.
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American Songwriter
While O’Connor never really went anywhere, this self-assured and confident release feels like a comeback.
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Red Dirt Report
I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss is truly a startling surprise, a testament to true loves and loving truths, all with a catchy hook that you can dance in the living room to, preferably with the true love of your own life, even if you haven’t met them yet.
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Paste Magazine
For an album that focuses on the theme of love, it’s really hard to find anything to swoon over on I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss.
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Financial Times
Irish singer gives fleeting glimpses of the sort of power she can achieve, her tone at once angry and vulnerable.
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NPR
The many-faceted female character she's created on I'm Not Bossy has come to a resolution.
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Chicago Tribune
At her best, O'Connor works extremes — from soul-wrenching balladeer to banshee punk — and there's none of that here.
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Louder than War
A new collection of songs from Sinead O’Connor that won’t let you sit still.
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NBHAP
Looks like the lioness has lost her teeth. A shallow comeback by the legendary 90s singer.
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All Music
That I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss continues a string of strong, entirely enjoyable releases is a bonus for Sinéad's audience, but as evidenced by liner notes that proclaim "this album is dedicated to me," she's still doing it for no one but herself.
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Golden Plec
Sinéad O’Connor is well and truly back.
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The National
Sinéad O'Connor tenth album is full of fire and passion.
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SF Gate
O'Connor remains incomparable.
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Elmore Magazine
Like so many of O’Connor’s albums, every track could be considered a standout to a finely tuned ear.
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Music OMH
Musically, I’m Not Bossy is pure pop with a wonderful glam mindset, but there was certainly more lyrical attention needed for it to succeed its intended purpose.
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NME
Sinead turns Shania on this disappointingly lightweight return.
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South Florida Gay News
I'm not convinced this will be the album to propel her to the top again, but either way, she is still The Boss.
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New York Daily News
The result creates a perfect arc — one O'Connor has, here, fully realized.
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Independent
Maybe the most accomplished album of her career.
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Under the Radar Mag
Given the strength of O'Connor's sentiment and (purported) inspiration on this project, it feels like this was a missed opportunity.
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Brian Finnegan
Sinéad has connected to and revealed a part of herself we’ve never seen before.
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Spin
Sinead O’Connor Meets Senescence with Sass on ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss’.
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The Arts Desk
Somewhat middle-of-the-road offering from the Irish singer-songwriter.
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Straits Times
Sinead O'Connor shows who's boss.
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I Love Limerick
‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’ combines a mixture of themes and genres yet still the iconic voice Sinead possess stays intact and distinct throughout.
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NZ Herald
If you've dismissed her as a crazy, come back. She's rarely sounded so clear and soul-baring, or comfortable and confident. Exceptional.
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Australian Stage
Soul-feeding, full-bodied music that is a joy to experience.
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Surviving the Golden Age
All in all, it’s a well-produced album. If you’re into grown-up empowered woman pop-rock, Sinead speaking her mind, and “Nothing Compares 2 U,” this album will probably fit right into your iTunes.
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Telegraph
O’Connor inhabits each character and each song with integrity, authenticity, and power… always power.
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The Aquarian
If O’Connor continues to churn out albums like I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss, I’ll keep listening to her when she’s 80.
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Irish Times
With a voice more expressive and nuanced than it’s been in a long time and a whole new lyrical palette to play with, this is Sinéad O’Connor’s Farewell to Arms.
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The Singing Whovian
Sinead O’Connor deserves success and this album is crammed with it, more of the same will be welcomed!
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The Mouth Magazine
Despite her assurance that her tenth album is a collection of character songs it’s very much a Sinéad O’Connor record… And she’s an interesting bunch of gals.
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WoNoBlog
Fine, fine record.
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SunStar Weekend
O’Connor here sounds less like a boss and more like a broken woman.
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Denal's Mind
This is an excellent record.
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Daily Journal
The boss, indeed.
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Something You Said
It has strong, punchy melodies, and is just all round, no-frills, good tunes.
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Soul Surmise
Sinead O'Connor is always original and provocative and has that amazing voice that can never really go wrong.
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USA Today
On a pop landscape littered with self-promoting provocateurs and faux eccentrics, Sinead O'Connor remains the genuine article.
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South China Morning Post
I’m Not Bossy is a confessional album about a woman reaching middle age with a wide musical range that, in its strongest moments . . . recaptures all the sensual, sublime vulnerability that made O’Connor a superstar.
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Journal & Courier
Her love for music is evident, and she still has considerable talent. But O’Connor here sounds less like a boss and more like a broken woman.
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Pop Matters
For Sinéad O'Connor, the personal and the political are one and the same. She makes no distinction, and always, always allows the two to join forces in her music.
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Agit Reader
I’m Not Bossy is a decisive return to form.
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Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Sinead shows who's 'Boss'.
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It's Rude to Stare
O’Connor’s 10th studio album in an inspiring twenty five year-strong career.
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Hotpress
Sinéad takes control on gloriously matriarchal new LP.
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Cleve Scene
O'Connor will probably never again be on top of the charts like she once was, but this is a strong effort from someone who's still got great vocal chops.
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The Boston Globe
Impressive.
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