"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" - O'Connor, Sinéad, Bono and Gavin Friday

Promotional Release

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Background Information

In 1993 Bono joined with Gavin Friday to work on the soundtrack to the film “In the Name of the Father”. They worked together on a number of songs, including “Billy Boola” and “In the Name of the Father” which they also performed on the soundtrack. A third song, “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart” was recorded by Sinéad O’Connor for use in the movie. A fourth song, “The Father and His Wife the Spirit” was only found on the single for “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart”. The single was released with the one b-side, as well as a number of remixes of the title track. “In the Name of the Father” was also released as a single with a number of remixes of the title track. “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart” was nominated for a Golden Globe award that year. The songs were recorded at STS Studios in Dublin, the room lit only by candle and Sinéad arrived with a doll to sing to, and a vase of flowers, and the session lasted until 2:30 in the morning.

In the US, where there was no commercial release of either single, “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart” was released a promotional single (PRCD 6818-2) by Island Records. It was released in a regular jewel case, with front and back inserts. The single contained the same tracks available on the commercial release in the UK and Europe.

As many of the tracks were remixes of the title tracks, a promotional split 12-inch was also issued to DJs, which featured remixes of “You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart” on the a-side and remixes of “In the Name of the Father” on the reverse. This 12-inch single (PR12 6824-1) came packaged in a generic Island sleeve which was yellow with the Island logo in each corner. The sleeve was cut so that the label showed through, and had a sticker affixed to the front announcing the remixes. A 7-inch vinyl was also produced for use in juke boxes throughout Europe. This version (858 346-7) contained the 7-inch Edit version of the title track and the label was molded into the plastic instead of being an adhesive affixed to the vinyl surface.

Liner Notes

You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart (Various Mixes):
Written by Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer. Sinead O’Connor: Vocals. Maurice Seezer: Piano, distorted accordian, programming. Renaud Pion: Bass flute, bass clarinet, B-flat clarinet. Maire Breatnach: Fiddles. Dave Clayton: Additional keyboards. Tim Simenon: Additional drums, sample programming. Jah Wobble: Additional bass. John Reynolds: Additional drums. Tommy Hayes: Spoons. Paul Barrett: Euphonium. Produced by Tim Simenon and Gavin Friday. Mixed by Tim Simenon. Recording Engineer: Paul Barrett. Mix Engineer: Q. Bass: Jah Wobble. Mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Holland. Programming engineer: Kerry Hopwood. Additional programming: Atticus Ross. Additional production and remix: Tim Simenon.

The Father and His Wife the Spirit:
Written by Bono, Gavin Friday, and Maurice Seezer. Produced by Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer.

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