Theology (album)

Theology

Company type	Studio album
Industry	Music
Founded	2007
Founder	Sinéad O'Connor
Products	Music album

Theology represents the eighth studio release by Irish vocalist Sinéad O'Connor, issued in 2007 through Rubyworks Records and Koch Records for the US market. This double album is composed of two separate discs: the stripped-down acoustic "Dublin Sessions" and the full ensemble "London Sessions."

The album was promoted by its lead single, "I Don't Know How to Love Him"—a cover originally penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for Jesus Christ Superstar. Upon release, Theology debuted at number 168 on the US Billboard 200 chart and climbed to number 15 on Billboard's Independent Albums ranking. Initial sales in the United States reached 4,700 copies in the first week. Additionally, the album appeared on charts in Ireland, France, and Italy.

Disc one – Dublin Sessions

1. "Something Beautiful" (O'Connor) – 5:29
2. "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" (Curtis Mayfield) – 3:56
3. "Out of the Depths" (O'Connor) – 5:06
4. "Dark I Am Yet Lovely" (O'Connor) – 4:11
5. "If You Had a Vineyard" (O'Connor) – 6:18
6. "Watcher of Men" (O'Connor, Ron Tomlinson) – 2:34
7. "33" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 2:33
8. "The Glory of Jah" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 3:32
9. "Whomsoever Dwells" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 2:53
10. "Rivers of Babylon" (Dowe, McNaughton; with additional lyrics by O'Connor) – 2:37
11. "Hosanna Filio David" (Traditional) – 0:44

Disc two – London Sessions

1. "Something Beautiful" (O'Connor) – 5:15
2. "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:25
3. "Out of the Depths" (O'Connor) – 5:03
4. "33" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 2:43
5. "Dark I Am Yet Lovely" (O'Connor) – 3:31
6. "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 4:13
7. "If You Had a Vineyard" (O'Connor) – 6:34
8. "The Glory of Jah" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 4:56
9. "Watcher of Men" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 3:18
10. "Whomsoever Dwells" (O'Connor, Tomlinson) – 5:34
11. "Rivers of Babylon" (Dowe, McNaughton) – 4:28

In the United States, the Best Buy exclusive edition includes five extra live recordings captured at Dublin's Sugar Club on November 8, 2006. Furthermore, early in 2007, two tracks—"Something Beautiful" and "If You Had a Vineyard"—were made available for download via O'Connor's MySpace page.

1. "Something Beautiful" – 6:02
2. "If You Had a Vineyard" – 6:36
3. "The Glory of Jah" – 3:51
4. "Whomsoever Dwells" – 3:54
5. "33" – 3:19

The Borders-exclusive version offers three interview segments.

Personnel

• Sinéad O'Connor – lead vocals, guitar
• Steve Cooney, Hawi Gondwe, Ron Tomlinson, Sam Cloth Shop – guitars
• Mark Gilmour, Andrew Smith – guitar and bass guitar
• Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
• Donald "Don-E" McLean – guitar, bass guitar, piano
• Toby Baker – piano
• Camilla – harp
• Julian Saxi, Neil Williams, Jonah O'Leary – violins
• Diana Tice, Natalie Azario – cellos
• Richard Baylis – French horn
• Nathan Tice - flute
• Bev, Chris Brown, Val Staccato – backing vocals
• Tommy "Specs" White, Matthew Phillips – drums and percussion
• John Reynolds – drums and production support on the track "I Don't Know How To Love Him"

Charts

Chart performance for Theology

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	124
Flanders	58
Wallonia	90
France	81
Germany	86
Ireland2	18
Italy	56
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)	157
UK Independent Albums	15
Billboard 200	168
Billboard Independent Albums	15