Faith and Courage | ||||
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Studio album by Sinéad O'Connor | ||||
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 |
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Sinéad O'Connor chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (64/100) |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
LA Weekly | (mixed) |
NME | (5/10) |
Pitchfork Media | (3.8/10) |
Robert Christgau | |
Rolling Stone | |
Slant Magazine | |
Spin | (3/10) |
Wall of Sound | (84/100) |
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 and was certified gold (35,000 Copies) in Australia in 2000.
Faith and Courage placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 99.