''Brave'' is the second studio album by Australian

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singer Jamie O'Neal. It was her first release on the Capitol Nashville label, being issued on 1 March 2005 (see 2005 in country music). It followed an unreleased second album for

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, titled ''On My Way to You'', the title track of which carried over to ''Brave''. The album reached a peak of number 6 on the U.S. ''

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chart and number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Content

Three singles were released from the album. All three charted in the Top 30 of the charts. "Trying to Find Atlantis" reached number 18, "Somebody's Hero" reached number 3, and "I Love My Life" reached number 26. After this album, O'Neal released a single titled "God Don't Make Mistakes" in 2007. This single failed to reach Top 40, however, and O'Neal exited Capitol as well. All but two tracks on this album were produced by Keith Stegall, who also produced O'Neal's debut album. "Devil on the Left" and "Girlfriends" were co-produced by O'Neal and Rivers Rutherford.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. *

Kenny Aronoff Kenneth D. Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer, best known for his work as a session and touring musician. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists throughout his career, including the Rolling Stones, the Smashing ...

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(6) * Kelly Back –

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(2) *

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– electric guitar (2, 4, 9) *

Beth Nielsen Chapman Beth Nielsen Chapman (born September 14, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter who has written hits for country and pop music performers. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. She is a two-time Grammy Award ...

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acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

(9) * Eric Darken –

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(2, 4, 6, 7, 9) *

Stuart Duncan Stuart Ian Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school ...

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(1, 11),

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(1, 3, 10) * Paul Franklin –

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(2, 6) * Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (5, 8) * Owen Hale – drums (2, 4, 7, 9) * Tony Harrell –

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(2, 7) * John Hobbs –

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(6) * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (2) * Chris McHugh – drums (1, 3, 10, 11) * Brent Mason – acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (1–4, 6, 7, 9–11) * Greg Morrow – drums (5, 8) * Jamie O'Neal – lead vocals * Russ Pahl – steel guitar (5, 8) * Billy Panda – acoustic guitar (4, 6, 7) * Gary Prim – keyboards (4, 10) * Michael Rhodes –

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(5, 8) * Matt Rollings – organ (1–3, 9),

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(3, 4, 7, 10, 11) * Rivers Rutherford – acoustic guitar (5, 8) * Scotty Sanders –

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(1, 11), steel guitar (3, 10) * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (5, 8) * Michael Thompson – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6), drum loops (6) * Travis Toy – Dobro (5) * Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar (10),

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin. ...

(1, 3, 11) * Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 10, 11) * Glenn Worf – bass guitar (1–4, 6, 7, 9–11) * Reese Wynans – organ (5, 8) * Jonathan Yudkin –

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(4, 6, 7),

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(7), fiddle (2, 6, 7), National guitar (7), mandolin (2) ;Background vocals * Bekka Bramlett – track 1 *

– track 9 * Lisa Cochran – track 3, 11 * Perry Coleman – track 3 * Roxie Dean – track 8 * Rodney Good – tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 * Autumn House – track 8 * Cindy Jenkins – track 8 * Carolyn Dawn Johnson – track 1 * Hillary Lindsey – track 6 * Melissa Murphy – track 8 * Minnie Murphy – track 8 * Jamie O'Neal – track 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 * CiCi Rutherford – track 5 * Maggie Rutherford – track 5 * Rivers Rutherford – track 5 * Tori Vance – track 8 ;"Na-Na"s and hand claps on ''"Naïve"'' Tracy Broussard, Jeremy Deloach, Robby Emerson, Dana Good, Rodney Good, Tania Smith-Van Hoy, Timothy Moore. ;Special guests on ''"I Love My Life"'' Aliyah Good, Griffin Good

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Albums produced by Keith Stegall Capitol Records albums Jamie O'Neal albums