A Better Man
Studio album by Brian Kennedy
Released	1996
Label	BMG RCA 19
Producer	Stephen Lipson
Brian Kennedy chronology
The Great War of Words (1990) A Better Man (1996) Now That I Know What I Want (1999)

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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),^[2] "Life, Love & Happiness" (No. 27)^[2] and "Put the Message in the Box" (No. 37),^[2] a cover of a single by World Party.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

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

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