Faith and Courage
| Faith and Courage | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 June 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Scott Cutler Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis Brian Eno Skip McDonald Anne Preven John Reynolds Adrian Sherwood David A. Stewart Wyclef Jean | |||
| Sinéad O'Connor chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (64/100) [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
| LA Weekly | (mixed) [4] |
| NME | (5/10) [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (3.8/10) [6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | (3/10) [1] |
| Wall of Sound | (84/100) [10] |
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, plus it was her first studio album in six years.
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[citation needed] and was certified gold (35,000 Copies) in Australia in 2000.[11] As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 219,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [12]
Reception
Faith and Courage placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 99.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Healing Room" | O'Connor | Sherwood, McDonald | 5:35 |
| 2. | "No Man's Woman" | O'Connor, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven | Cutler, Preven | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Jealous" | O'Connor, David A. Stewart | Stewart | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Dancing Lessons" | O'Connor, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Blandinna Melky Jean, Jimmy Cozier | Jean, Duplessis | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Daddy I'm Fine" | O'Connor, Stewart | Stewart | 2:58 |
| 6. | "'Til I Whisper U Something" | O'Connor, Stewart | Stewart | 6:08 |
| 7. | "Hold Back the Night" | Robert Hodgens | Stewart | 4:11 |
| 8. | "What Doesn't Belong To Me" | O'Connor | Sherwood, McDonald | 5:37 |
| 9. | "The State I'm In" | Cutler, Preven | Cutler, Preven | 4:10 |
| 10. | "The Lamb's Book of Life" | O'Connor, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs | Briggs | 4:56 |
| 11. | "If U Ever" | O'Connor | Sherwood, McDonald | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Emma's Song" | O'Connor | Eno, Reynolds | 3:20 |
| 13. | "Kyrié Eléison" | Traditional, arranged by O'Connor, Adrian Sherwood, Skip McDonald, Alan Branch | Sherwood, McDonald | 2:45 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[14] | 18 |
| Austrian Albums Charts | 21 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 20 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 46 |
| French Albums Chart | 27 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 25 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 33 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 38 |
| UK Albums Chart | 61 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 59 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 55 |
| U.S Top Internet Albums | 8 |
Personnel
- Sinéad O'Connor - vocals, backing vocals
- Skip McDonald - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie - bass guitar, piano
- Professor Stretch - programming, keyboards
- Rusty Anderson, Derek Scott, David A. Stewart, Scott Cutler - guitar
- Paul Bushnell, Jah Wobble - bass guitar
- Scot Coogan, Lil John, Chris Sharrock, John Reynolds - drums
- Jeff Turzo, Simon Mundey, Mark Price, Andy Wright - programming
- David Campbell - strings arrangement, viola
- Joel Derouin - violin
- Larry Corbet - cello
- Kieran Kiely - low and high whistles
- Caroline Dale - strings
- Blandinna Melky Jean - additional vocals on track 4
- Chucko Merchan - additional bass guitar on track 6
- Little Roy - backing vocals on track 6
- Zac Rae, David Levita - keyboards
- Anne Preven - backing vocals on track 9
- Karren Berz - orchestral arrangement
- Bonjo I Abinghi Noah - percussion
References
- ^ a b "Critic reviews at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Will Hermes on Jun 16, 2000 (2000-06-16). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "LA Weekly review". Archived from the original on August 24, 2000. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NME review". Nme.com. 2000-07-13. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.com. 2000-07-31. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Sinéad O'Connor". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Barry Walters (2000-06-22). "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "Wall of Sound review". Archived from the original on July 11, 2000. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6214061/billboard-cover-sinead-oconnor-on-having-no-regrets-being-irregular-and
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Best of the Aughts: Albums". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "australian-charts.com > Sinéad O'Connor - Faith and Courage (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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