Faith and Courage

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Faith and Courage
Faith and Courage cover
Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released June 13, 2000
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic Records
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
Professional reviews
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
So Far... the Best of Sinéad O'Connor
(1997)
Faith and Courage
(2000)
Sean-Nós Nua
(2002)

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 last 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 500,000 copies worldwide.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Credits

  • Sinéad O'Connor - vocals, backing vocals
  • Skip McDonald - guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie - bass, reggae piano
  • Profesor 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
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