BEEP discografie entry for Faith & Courage
Faith & Courage
Sinead O'connor

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Year: 2000
Categorie: Collaboration
Cover Art Credits:
Producer info:
Brian Eno, Wyclef Jean, Adrian
Sherwood, Skip McDonald, Dave
Stewart.

Recording Location info:
Catalog info:
Wea/Atlantic
 83337
Tracks:
 1. The Healing Room             5:35   
 2. No Man's Woman               3:01   
 3. Jealous                      4:19   
 4. Dancing Lessons              4:17   
 5. Daddy I'm Fine               2:59   
 6. 'Til I Whisper U Something   6:08   
 7. Hold Back The Night          4:10   
 8. What Doesn't Belong To Me    5:38    
 9. The State I'm In             4:11   
10. The Lamb's Book Of Life      4:58   
11. If U Ever                    4:26   
12. Emma's Song                  3:24 <--  FROM 
13. Kyrie Eleison                2:45 
 
 

Additional information:
daddy i'm fine    
dancing lessons    
emma's song    
healing room, the    
hold back the night    
if u ever    
jealous    
kyrie eleison    
lamb's book of life, the    
no man's woman    
state i'm in, the    
till i whisper u something    
13what doesn't belong to me    

Sinead O'Connor
Faith & Courage

Notes: Includes "Emma's Song", the track that Sinead 
and Brian worked on for the soundtrack of The Avengers 
film.


Personnel:

Sinead O'Connor       (vocals)
Bongo I Abinghi Noah  (spoken vocals, percussion)
Ghetto Priest, Junior Delgado (spoken vocals)
Skip McDonals         (guitar, bass, keyboards)
Rusty Anderson, 
Scott Cutler, 
Dave Stewart, 
Derek Scott,
Justin Adams          (guitar)
Joel Derouin          (violin)
David Campbell        (viola)
Larry Corbett         (cello)
Kiernan Kiely         (whistle)
Carlton 'Bubblers' 
Ogilive               (piano, bass)
Brian Eno             (piano)
Adrian 'Professor 
Stretch' Shortman     (keyboards, programming)
Zak Rae, Dave Levitta (keyboards)
Caroline Dale         (string synthesizer)
Paul Bushnell,
Jah Wobble, 
Chucho Merchan         (bass)
Lil John, 
Scot Coogan, 
John Reynolds, 
Chris Sharrock         (drums)
Reese Gilmore, 
Alan Branch, 
Simon Mundey, 
Jeff Turzo, 
Andy Wright, 
Mark Price, 
Steve McClaughlin      (programming).

 Engineers: Alan Branch, Nick Addison, Darin Prindle.

After spending most of the late '90s out of the spotlight (save for 
1997's GOSPEL OAK EP), Sinead O'Connor's reemergence in 2000
 on a new label coincides with the introspective nature of 
FAITH AND COURAGE, representing a new musical start for her. 
The wide array of producers here results in an ethereal mix of
hip-hop beats, Celtic nuances and electronic shadings. 
FAITH represents O'Connor opening the door on her private life. 
The most biographical tracks are the anthemic
'No Man's Woman,' the Dave Stewart-produced 'Jealous' and 
'Daddy I'm Fine.'

Elsewhere, O'Connor's love of contemporary R&B finds her 
combining ghetto-fabulous reggae beats (overseen by Destiny's 
Child producer Kevin 'She'kspere' Briggs) and Irish pennywhistle 
on 'The Lamb's Book of Life,' a plea for religious tolerance. 
Producer Wyclef Jean also contributes his two cents on the gentle 
soul of 'Dancing Lessons,' recruiting sister Blandinna Melky Jean to
contribute vocals. O'Connor's pride in motherhood is displayed on 
'Emma's Song,' a gorgeous ode to her daughter featuring Brian Eno's
delicate piano playing. Wrapping things up is an ambient 
arrangement of the traditional 'Kyrie Eleison' with a Rastafarian 
edge supplied by reggae legends Junior Delgado and Bim Sherman.

Maybe this is the right order of songs:
 
daddy i'm fine    
dancing lessons    
emma's song    
healing room, the    
hold back the night    
if u ever    
jealous    
kyrie eleison    
lamb's book of life, the    
no man's woman    
state i'm in, the    
till i whisper u something    
what doesn't belong to me    


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