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2000 studio album by Sinéad O'Connor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Released | 13 June 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 53:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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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.
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.[2][3] 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.[2]
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".[2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
| LA Weekly | (mixed)[7] |
| NME |  [8] |
| Pitchfork | 3.8/10[9] |
| Robert Christgau |  [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Slant Magazine | [12] |
| Spin | 3/10[4] |
| Wall of Sound | 84/100[13] |
Faith and Courage received positive reviews from music critics, including the best ones she had received in years.[2] Irish Hot Press magazine suggested that the album was O'Connor's equivalent of Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (1975).[2]
It was placed on Slant Magazine''s list of best albums of the 2000s at number 99.[14]
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Healing Room" | O'Connor | Adrian Sherwood, Skip 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 | Brian Eno, Reynolds | 3:20 |
| 13. | "Kyrié Eléison" | Traditional, arranged by O'Connor, Sherwood, McDonald, Alan Branch | Sherwood, McDonald | 2:45 |
| 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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