Sinead O'Connor - Faith and Courage

If you have not heard any of Sinead O'Connor's work aside from her 1989 album "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" then you owe it to yourself to rectify that. "Faith and Courage" is a good place to begin. At once ferocious and sublime, it is an absolute masterwork of writing and vocalization.

From Wiki:

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.

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.

Faith and Courage placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 99.[1]

Track listing:

"The Healing Room" (O'Connor) - 5:35
"No Man's Woman" (O'Connor) - 3:00
"Jealous" (O'Connor) - 4:18
"Dancing Lessons" (O'Connor) - 4:17
"Daddy I'm Fine" (O'Connor) - 2:58
"'Til I Whisper U Something" (O'Connor) - 6:08
"Hold Back the Night" (Robert Hodgens) - 4:11
"What Doesn't Belong to Me" (O'Connor) - 5:37
"The State I'm In" (Scott Cutler/Anne Previn) - 4:10
"The Lamb's Book of Life" (O'Connor) - 4:56
"If U Ever" (O'Connor) - 4:24
"Emma's Song" (O'Connor) - 3:20
"Kyrié Eléison" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor/Sherwood/McDonald/Branch) - 2:45

Chart performance:

Chart (2000) Peak position

U.S. Billboard 200 55
U.S Top Internet Albums 8
French Album Charts 27
Swiss Album Charts 19
Austrian Album Charts 21
Dutch Album Charts 46
Belgian Album Charts (Flanders) 20
Swedish Album Charts 59
Norwegian Album Charts 38
New Zealand Album Charts 33
Italian Album Charts 35

Personnel:

Sinéad O'Connor - vocals, backing vocals
Skip McDonald - guitar, bass, keyboards
Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie - bass, reggae piano
Professor Stretch - drum programming, keyboards
Rusty Anderson - guitar
Scott Cutler - guitar
Paul Bushnell - bass
Scot Coogan - drums
Jeff Turzo - drum programming
David Campbell - strings arrangement, viola
Joel Derouin - violin
Larry Corbet - cello
Dave Stewart - guitar
John Reynolds - drums
Jah Wobble - bass
Kieran Kiely - low and high whistles
Caroline Dale - strings
Andy Wright - programming
Mark Price - programming
Blandinna Melky Jean - additional vocals on track 4
Chris Sharrock - drums
Chucko Merchan - additional bass on track 6
Little Roy - backing vocals on track 6
Zac Rae - keyboards
David Levita - keyboards
Anne Preven - backing vocals on track 9
Derek Scott - guitar
Lil John - drums
Karren Berz - orchestral arrangement
Simon Mundey - programming
Bonjo I Abinghi Noah - percussion