Theology (album)

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Theology
Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Released	June 18, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Rock
Length	54:21
Label	Rubyworks Koch Records
Producer	Steve Cooney, Graham Bolger, Ron Tom, Sinéad O'Connor
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Music Box Jul 31 07 Rolling Stone Jun 13 07 Slant Magazine link
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
Throw Down Your Arms (2005) Theology (2007)

Theology is the eighth full-length album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. It was released in 2007 on Rubyworks (and Koch Records in the USA). The album consists of two discs – the acoustic "Dublin Sessions" and full-band "London Sessions".

The first single from Theology is "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (originally a Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice song from Jesus Christ Superstar). In the issue dated July 14 2007, the album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number 168, marking O'Connor's first album appearance on the list since 2002. The album also debuted in the top 20 of Billboard's Top Independent Albums list at number 15. First-week sales of the album in the USA amounted to 4,700 units, while the record also charted in Ireland, France, Italy, and the UK.

The album sold 375,000 copies worldwide.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one – Dublin Sessions 1.2 Disc two – London Sessions 2 Credits 2.1 Disc one – Dublin Sessions 2.2 Disc two – London Sessions 3 Chart performance

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one – Dublin Sessions

1. "Something Beautiful" (O'Connor) – 5:29
2. "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" (Curtis Mayfield) – 3:56
3. "Out of the Depths" (O'Connor) – 5:06
4. "Dark I Am Yet Lovely" (O'Connor) – 4:11
5. "If You Had a Vineyard" (O'Connor) – 6:18
6. "Watcher of Men" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 2:34
7. "33" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 2:33
8. "The Glory of Jah" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 3:32
9. "Whomsoever Dwells" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 2:53
10. "Rivers of Babylon" (Dowe/McNaughton) – 3:39
11. "Hosanna Filio David" (traditional) – 00:44

[edit] Disc two – London Sessions

1. "Something Beautiful" (O'Connor) – 5:15
2. "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:25
3. "Out of the Depths" (O'Connor) – 5:03
4. "33" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 2:43
5. "Dark I Am Yet Lovely" (O'Connor) – 3:31
6. "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) – 4:13
7. "If You Had a Vineyard" (O'Connor) – 6:34
8. "The Glory of Jah" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 4:56
9. "Watcher of Men" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 3:18
10. "Whomsoever Dwells" (O'Connor/Tomlinson) – 5:34
11. "Rivers of Babylon" (Dowe/McNaughton) – 4:28

The exclusive edition sold at Best Buy stores in the United States includes five additional live tracks, recorded at Dublin's Sugar Club on November 8, 2006. Two of these, "Something Beautiful" and "If You Had a Vineyard," were made available for download on O'Connor's MySpace page in early 2007.

1. "Something Beautiful" – 6:02
2. "If You Had a Vineyard" – 6:36
3. "The Glory of Jah" – 3:51
4. "Whomsoever Dwells" – 3:54
5. "33" – 3:19

The Borders-exclusive edition includes three interviews.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Disc one – Dublin Sessions

• Sinéad O'Connor – vocals, guitar
• Steve Cooney – guitars
• Graham Bolger - producer, engineer & mix

[edit] Disc two – London Sessions

• Sinéad O'Connor – vocals, guitar
• Ron Tom – guitar
• Robbie Shakespeare – bass
• Don-E – guitar, bass, piano
• Matthew Phillips – drums, percussion
• Mark Gilmour – guitar, bass
• Sam Cloth Shop – guitar
• Toby Baker – piano
• Camilla – harp
• Andrew Smith – guitar, bass
• Hawi – guitar
• Speks – drums, percussion
• Julian Saxi – violin
• Neil Williams – violin
• Jonah O'Leary – violin
• Duaba Tice – cello
• Natalie Azario – cello
• Richard Baylis – french horn
• Nathan Tice
• Bev, Chris Brown, Val – backing vocals
• John Reynolds – drums and production assistance on "I Don't Know How To Love Him"

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Poland Album Chart	30
UK Albums Chart	157
UK Indie Album Chart	15
U.S. Billboard 200	168
U.S Top Independent Albums	15
Canadian Top 100 Alternative Albums	35
Irish Top 100 Albums	18
Italian Top 100 Albums	56
French Top 200 Albums	81
German Top 100 Albums	86

v • d • e Sinéad O'Connor Studio albums The Lion and the Cobra • I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got • Am I Not Your Girl? • Universal Mother • Gospel Oak EP • Faith and Courage • Sean-Nós Nua • She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty • Throw Down Your Arms • Theology Compilations So Far… the Best of Sinéad O'Connor • Collaborations Videography Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience • Live: The Year of the Horse/The Value of Ignorance See also Troy • Nothing Compares 2 U