Manic Nirvana Explained

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.^[1]

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)".

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

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Siân. Siân Llewellyn . The real 100 greatest albums of the 90s. Classic Rock. 247. April 2018. 37.
2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. 22 October 2021.