A Better Man (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = A Better Man
| type = studio
| artist = Brian Kennedy
| cover = Brian_Kennedy_A_Better_Man_album_cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 1996
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
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| label = {{hlist|BMG|RCA|19}}
| producer = Stephen Lipson
| prev_title = The Great War of Words
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Now That I Know What I Want
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-better-man-mw0000763697|title=Brian Kennedy - A Better Man Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
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A Better Man is the second studio album by Irish singer Brian Kennedy, released in 1996. It includes three singles which reached the UK top 40: "A Better Man" (No. 28),{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/33946/brian-kennedy/|title=BRIAN KENNEDY|date=February 24, 1990|website=Official Charts}} "Life, Love & Happiness" (No. 27) and "Put the Message in the Box" (No. 37), a cover of a single by World Party.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = A Better Man
| writer1 = {{hlist|Brian Kennedy|Phil Pickett|Jon Lind}}
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = For One Kiss
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kennedy|Peter-John Vettese}}
| length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Won't You Take Me Home
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kennedy|Andy Hill}}
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = No Other Words
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kennedy|Vettese}}
| length4 = 3:51
| title5 = And So I Will Wait for You
| writer5 = {{hlist|Simon Climie|Denis Morgan}}
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Life, Love & Happiness
| writer6 = {{hlist|Kennedy|Vettese}}
| length6 = 4:29
| title7 = The Oldest Dream in the World
| writer7 = {{hlist|Kennedy|Calum MacColl}}
| length7 = 4:02
| title8 = Put the Message in the Box
| writer8 = Karl Wallinger
| length8 = 4:04
| title9 = By the Mountain Road
| writer9 = {{hlist|Kennedy|MacColl}}
| length9 = 3:19
| title10 = Ghost Music
| writer10 = {{hlist|Kennedy|Boo Hewerdine}}
| length10 = 4:46
| title11 = Wish Me Well
| writer11 = Paul Buchanan
| length11 = 4:23
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=A Better Man|others=Brian Kennedy|year=1996|publisher=RCA|type=liner notes}}
Musicians
- Brian Kennedy – lead vocals (all tracks), harmonies (tracks 2, 4, 6), bouzouki (track 2), guitars (track 7)
- Teddy Borowiecki – accordion (track 9)
- Liam Bradley – drums (track 8), harmonies (track 8)
- Simon Climie – keyboards (track 5)
- Danny Cummings – percussion (track 8)
- James Hallawell – keyboards (track 8), harmonies (track 8)
- Boo Hewerdine – guitar (track 10)
- Andy Hill – keyboards (track 3)
- Luís Jardim – percussion (tracks 2–7, 9–11)
- Stephen Lipson – keyboards (tracks 1, 5, 7), guitars (tracks 1, 4, 5), bass (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10), dulcimer (track 5), percussion (track 10), harmonies (track 7)
- London Community Gospel Choir – choir (track 6)
- Calum MacColl – guitars (tracks 1–3, 5–9, 11), keyboards (track 9), mandolin (track 1), zither (track 2), harmonies (tracks 7–9)
- Eddi Reader – harmonies (track 2)
- Andy Richards – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 7)
- Kate St John – oboe (tracks 7, 10), cor anglais (tracks 7, 11)
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards (tracks 1–7, 9–11), melodica (track 4), drums (track 1), harmonies (tracks 2, 4, 6)
- Gavyn Wright – violin (track 1)
Production
- Andy Hill – programming (track 3)
- Luís Jardim – programming (track 5)
- Stephen Lipson – production (all tracks), programming (tracks 1–6, 9–11)
- Calum MacColl – programming (track 9)
- Peter-John Vettese – programming (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 11)
- Engineered by Heff Moraes at the Aquarium
- Photography by Norman Watson
- Designed by Bill Smith Studio, London
Charts
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| Chart (1996)
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| {{album chart|UK|19|artist=name|album=title|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 December 2023}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Brian Kennedy|title=A Better Man|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=1996|certyear=1997|access-date=22 December 2023|id=172-3350-2}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/release/708376-Brian-Kennedy-A-Better-Man A Better Man] at Discogs
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