Manic Nirvana

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Manic Nirvana is the fifth solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1990. The album's lead single, "Big Love", reached #35 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and its follow-up single, "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held the #1 position on the same chart for six consecutive weeks.

The album was re-released in a remastered edition on 20 March 2007.

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Track listing

1. "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" (Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone) – 4:04
2. "Big Love" (Plant, Blackwell, Johnstone) – 4:24
3. "S S S & Q" (Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone) – 4:38
4. "I Cried" (Plant, Johnstone) – 4:59
5. "She Said" (Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone) – 5:10
6. "Nirvana" (Plant, Jones, Boyle) – 4:36
7. "Tie Dye on the Highway" (Plant, Blackwell) – 5:15
8. "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" (Mel Glazer, Stephen Schlaks) – 4:36
9. "Anniversary" (Plant, Johnstone) – 5:02
10. "Liars Dance" (Plant, Boyle) – 2:40
11. "Watching You" (Plant, Blackwell, Johnstone) – 4:19

Bonus tracks on remastered edition

1. "Oompa (Watery Bint)" (Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone) - 5:48
2. "One Love" (Plant, Jones, Blackwell, Boyle, Johnstone) - 3:15
3. "Don't Look Back" (Billy Vera) - 3:02

Personnel

• Robert Plant - vocals, producer
• Robert Stride - vocals
• Laila Cohen - vocals
• Micky Groome - vocals
• Carolyn Harding - vocals
• Jerry Wayne - vocals, voiceover
• Siddi Makain Mushkin - voices
• Chris Blackwell - guitar, drums
• Doug Boyle - guitar
• Phil Johnstone - guitar, keyboards, producer
• Charlie Jones - bass

Additional personnel

• Mark "Spike" Stent - producer, engineer
• Michael Butterworth - assistant engineer
• Jeremy Wheatley - assistant engineer
• Bill Price - mixing engineer

US Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	13

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Big Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	35
1990	"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1990	"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"	The Billboard Hot 100	46
1990	"I Cried"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	39
1990	"Tie Dye on the Highway"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1990	"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8