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Music > Albums > Sinéad O'Connor - Faith and Courage (2000) Retail CD
added on August 28, 2007, at 01:20 by VNV

Her first full-length album in 6 years, her last release was in 1994 with the beautiful "Universal Mother" which received positive reviews but suffered from O'Connor's reckless behavior at the time. Well, this time around she turns a little religious than on her previous records. The opening track "The Healing Room" features a baby's laughter (O'Connor's own child) which is a nice lullaby. Her abilities as an emotional performer has always separated her from the norm, it's unusual to come across a human who's this good at expressing her emotions through music. The lead single "Jealous" is stunning, mainly because of O'Connor's breathtaking vocal loops, she sounds lonely and afraid, but then again, when doesn't she? Sinéad is indeed a master of emotions. She often sounds hurt and abandoned, songs like "Dancing Lessons" and "Hold Back the Night" is timeless portraits of human longing and suffering, but on songs like "No Man's Woman" and "Daddy I'm Fine" she defies her anger and recoils. On "The Lamb's Book of Life" she asks for forgiveness from her fans: "I know that I've done many things/ to give you reasons not to listen to me/ especially as I've have been so angry/ but if you knew me/ maybe you would understand me". When it all comes down to it, O'Connor returns with a strong conviction, but she often sounds lonely and afraid, but she remains one-of-a-kind performer.

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