John Reynolds on The Lion And The Cobra (11/100)

"I’ve great memories of recording it, great memories of living in an old cottage in the country growing vegetables in the garden and cooking, and every now and then going into a little room and recording a tune. Sinéad was pretty relaxed. She didn’t tap into the ‘making a record for the label’ thing. She made music for her own reasons, which were deeper than that. That’s why the songs ring so true. They have a raw energy to them that makes the record timeless. It took a lot longer to record than we thought. We recorded the album and scrapped it.

"I remember Sinéad’s manager at the time, bringing in a pre-release copy of Prince’s Sign Of The Times album. That album was so fresh and so advanced in so many ways it encouraged a more adventurous approach to music. The second shot at it was quick and didn’t feel laboured. Sinéad sang a lot of the songs in one take. I remember ‘Troy’ being done in 10 minutes."