Faith and Courage

Faith and Courage
Faith and Courage
Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released 13 June 2000
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic
Producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Scott Cutler
Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
Brian Eno
Skip McDonald
Anne Previn
John Reynolds
Adrian Sherwood
David A. Stewart
Wyclef Jean
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
So Far... the Best of Sinéad O'Connor
(1997)		 Faith and Courage
(2000)		 Sean-Nós Nua
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars link
Entertainment Weekly (B+) link
Robert Christgau (dud)[1]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars link
Slant Magazine 4.5/5 stars link
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Faith and Courage is the fifth full-length album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released in 2000 on Atlantic Records. It was O'Connor's first release in three years, her previous album being the greatest hits package So Far... the Best of Sinéad O'Connor in 1997.

O'Connor composed a majority of the tracks on Faith and Courage and production duties were shared by a variety of artists including Wyclef Jean, David A. Stewart, Brian Eno, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Anne Preven and Scott Cutler among others.

The album sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide.

Contents

Reception

Faith and Courage placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 99.[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Healing Room" (O'Connor) - 5:35
  2. "No Man's Woman" (O'Connor) - 3:00
  3. "Jealous" (O'Connor) - 4:18
  4. "Dancing Lessons" (O'Connor) - 4:17
  5. "Daddy I'm Fine" (O'Connor) - 2:58
  6. "'Til I Whisper U Something" (O'Connor) - 6:08
  7. "Hold Back the Night" (Robert Hodgens) - 4:11
  8. "What Doesn't Belong to Me" (O'Connor) - 5:37
  9. "The State I'm In" (Scott Cutler/Anne Previn) - 4:10
  10. "The Lamb's Book of Life" (O'Connor) - 4:56
  11. "If U Ever" (O'Connor) - 4:24
  12. "Emma's Song" (O'Connor) - 3:20
  13. "Kyrié Eléison" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor/Sherwood/McDonald/Branch) - 2:45

Chart performance

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 55
U.S Top Internet Albums 8
French Album Charts 27
Swiss Album Charts 19
Austrian Album Charts 21
Dutch Album Charts 46
Belgian Album Charts (Flanders) 20
Swedish Album Charts 59
Norwegian Album Charts 38
New Zealand Album Charts 33
Italian Album Charts 35

Personnel

  • Sinéad O'Connor - vocals, backing vocals
  • Skip McDonald - guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie - bass, reggae piano
  • Professor Stretch - drum programming, keyboards
  • Rusty Anderson - guitar
  • Scott Cutler - guitar
  • Paul Bushnell - bass
  • Scot Coogan - drums
  • Jeff Turzo - drum programming
  • David Campbell - strings arrangement, viola
  • Joel Derouin - violin
  • Larry Corbet - cello
  • Dave Stewart - guitar
  • John Reynolds - drums
  • Jah Wobble - bass
  • Kieran Kiely - low and high whistles
  • Caroline Dale - strings
  • Andy Wright - programming
  • Mark Price - programming
  • Blandinna Melky Jean - additional vocals on track 4
  • Chris Sharrock - drums
  • Chucko Merchan - additional bass on track 6
  • Little Roy - backing vocals on track 6
  • Zac Rae - keyboards
  • David Levita - keyboards
  • Anne Preven - backing vocals on track 9
  • Derek Scott - guitar
  • Lil John - drums
  • Karren Berz - orchestral arrangement
  • Simon Mundey - programming
  • Bonjo I Abinghi Noah - percussion

Notes

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sinéad O'Connor". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=Sin%E9ad+O%27Connor. 
  2. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Best of the Aughts: Albums". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-of-the-aughts-albums/215. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 
v · d · eSinéad O'Connor
Studio albums
The Lion and the Cobra (1987) • I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) • Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) • Universal Mother (1994) • Gospel Oak EP (1997) • Faith and Courage (2000) • Sean-Nós Nua (2002) • Throw Down Your Arms (2005) • Theology (2007) • Home (TBR)
Compilations
So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor (1997) • She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty (2003) • Collaborations (2005) • Essential (2005)
Video albums
The Value of Ignorance (1989) • The Year of the Horse (1991) • Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience (2003) • Live at the Sugar Club (2008)
Singles
"Troy" (1987) • "Mandinka" (1987) • "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (1988) • "Jerusalem" (1988) • "Jump in the River" (1988) • "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) • "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1990) • "Three Babies" (1990) • "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (1990)• "My Special Child" (1991) • "Silent Night" (1991) • "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (1992) • "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1992) • "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (1994) • "Thank You for Hearing Me" (1994) • "Fire on Babylon" (1994) • "Famine"/"All Apologies" (1995) • "This Is to Mother You" (1997) • "This Is a Rebel Song" (1997) • "Chiquitita" (1998) • "No Man's Woman" (2000) • "Jealous" (2000) • "Troy (The Phoenix From the Flame)" (2002) • "My Lagan Love" (2002) • "A Hundred Thousand Angels" (2003) • "Marcus Garvey" (2005) • "Throw Down Your Arms" (2005) • "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (2007) • "Something Beautiful" (2007) • "We People (Who Are Darker Than Blue)" (2008)
Guest singles
"Heroine" (1986) • "Blood of Eden" (1992) • "Don't Give Up" (1993) • "Haunted" (1995) • "Empire" (1996) • "Guide Me God" (2002) • "Tears from the Moon" (2002) • "1000 Mirrors" (2003) • "Special Cases" (2003) • "Illegal Attacks" (2007) • "It's Only Life" (2010)
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