song was later included on her first compilation album, So Far... The Best Of (1997). Critical reception The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "There's a new Sinead coming to town, as she previews her upcoming set of pop standards, Am I Not Your Girl? Interestingly, she delivers one of the most assured, full-voiced performances to date, digging deep into the emotion of the material with a combination of heartfelt emotion and unbridled confidence. Will stun folks at first, though they will eventually become enthralled by the sincerity of this project." Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly called it a transformation of a Loretta Lynn song, writing, "Right at the start, a tortured brass riff tears it from its country roots. And at the end O’Connor dissolves it into an all-but-deranged cry of despair, repeating "Am I not your girl?" for a full minute and a half, 27 times in all, with the brass shrieking behind her." Tom Ewing from Freaky Trigger felt the song shows that O'Connor "can belt with the best of them". Lennox Herald described it as a "dramatic ballad with big band sound hit." Liverpool Echo said the song "could have been written for her". Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times wrote, "This is another country song, but O'Connor has redone the old Loretta Lynn hit in big-band fashion, turning it into a commentary on how obsession with material values can destroy a relationship. In the debate over O'Connor’s political gestures, it’s easy to forget that the Irish singer-songwriter is a gifted artist." A reviewer from Music Week named it "her most bewitching single" since "Nothing Compares 2 U", remarking that it is "expensively produced, with a brilliant orchestral arrangement offsetting her vulnerable small voice beautifully. Bittersweet lyrics and constantly shifting tempo add considerably to what is an inspired choice." Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt her "drastic reworking" is "intriguing", adding that "the overwrought arrangement suits O'Connor's tightly wound vocal." People Magazine said in their review of the album, that "the only time O'Connor seems to be anything but childlike" is on the song. Daphne Kwong from Stanford Daily felt "the music overwhelms O'Connor's voice until she starts singing louder midway through the song." Music video A music video was made to accompany the song. In the video, O'Connor performs the song on a press conference about child abuse while