Faith and Courage

2000 studio album by Sinéad O'Connor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Faith and Courage

Faith and Courage is the fifth studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 13 June 2000, by Atlantic Records. It was O'Connor's first release in three years, her previous album being the greatest hits compilation So Far... The Best of Sinéad O'Connor in 1997, and her first studio album in six years.

Quick Facts Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor, Released ...
Faith and Courage
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Studio album by
Released13 June 2000
Recorded1999–2000
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Length53:59
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Sinéad O'Connor chronology
So Far... The Best Of
(1997)
Faith and Courage
(2000)
Sean-Nós Nua
(2002)
Singles from Faith and Courage
  1. "No Man's Woman"
    Released: 21 April 2000[2]
  2. "Jealous"
    Released: 31 October 2000
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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.

Background

In 1998, Sinéad O'Connor left label Ensign Records and signed with Atlantic Records, but her album was delayed due to her personal struggles, including the birth of her daughter, an alleged suicide attempt, a bitter custody battle and becoming a priestess in a religious order.[3][4] O'Connor described Faith and Courage, her first album with Atlantic, as a record about "survival" which depicted her own troubled "journey" as she bared her soul on a series of autobiographical and often cathartic songs. "It's exciting and a little scary to be back. I wanted to make a record which was strong and positive. It's about getting my spirit back on its feet and standing up", she said.[3]

Andy Murray, marketing director of Warner Music Europe, commented: "It's the right time for her to break her silence. [...] and everybody seems to think it's her best album since her first record. The marketing campaign is about reminding people who she is. But actually, despite the long gap, nobody seems to need reminding. There's a real excitement around the record, which has surprised a lot of people".[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[7]
LA Weekly(mixed)[8]
NME[9]
Pitchfork3.8/10[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Slant Magazine[12]
Spin3/10[5]
Wall of Sound84/100[13]
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Faith and Courage received positive reviews from music critics, including the best ones she had received in years.[3] Irish Hot Press magazine suggested that the album was O'Connor's equivalent of Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (1975).[3]

It was placed on Slant Magazine''s list of best albums of the 2000s at number 99.[14]

Chart performance

The album was certified gold (35,000 Copies) in Australia in 2000.[15] As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 219,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[16]

Track listing

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Faith and Courage track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Healing Room"O'ConnorAdrian Sherwood, Skip McDonald5:35
2."No Man's Woman"O'Connor, Scott Cutler, Anne PrevenCutler, Preven3:00
3."Jealous"O'Connor, David A. StewartStewart4:18
4."Dancing Lessons"O'Connor, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Blandinna Melky Jean, Jimmy CozierJean, Duplessis4:17
5."Daddy I'm Fine"O'Connor, StewartStewart2:58
6."'Til I Whisper U Something"O'Connor, StewartStewart6:08
7."Hold Back the Night"Robert HodgensStewart4:11
8."What Doesn't Belong to Me"O'ConnorSherwood, McDonald5:37
9."The State I'm In"Cutler, PrevenCutler, Preven4:10
10."The Lamb's Book of Life"O'Connor, Kevin "She'kspere" BriggsBriggs4:56
11."If U Ever"O'ConnorSherwood, McDonald4:24
12."Emma's Song"O'ConnorBrian Eno, Reynolds3:20
13."Kyrié Eléison"Traditional, arranged by O'Connor, Sherwood, McDonald, Alan BranchSherwood, McDonald2:45
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Personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for Faith and Courage
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]20
European Albums (Music & Media)[20] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]46
French Albums (SNEP)[22]27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23]8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24]25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25]33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26]38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27]59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]19
UK Albums (OCC)[29]61
US Billboard 200[30]55
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[31] 8
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[32]18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33]38
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