Faithless
A prime house-pop group and consistent club act, Faithless is at its core a duo of producers Rollo and Sister Bliss. Before the group officially came together in 1995, Rollo had produced a previous club hit ("Don't You Want Me" as Felix in 1992), plus an album for Kristine W. and remixes for the Pet Shop Boys, Björk and Simply Red. Sister Bliss, a piano and violin prodigy from the age of five, converted to acid house in 1987, and quickly became one of the UK's best house DJs, also recording several singles as herself. Though the two had begun producing together as early as 1993, Faithless became a stable quartet two years later with the addition of vocalists Jamie Catto (previously in the Big Truth Band) and Maxi Jazz (from the Soul Food Cafe Band). The group attained worldwide status the following year with the singles "Salva Mea" (one of the biggest dance hits of the year), "Insomnia" and "Reverence." The debut Faithless album, also titled Reverence, appeared in late 1996 on Rollo's Cheeky Records, and was picked up for distribution by Arista the following year. Sunday 8pm followed in 1998.
John Bush, All-Music Guide
CD Single: God is a DJ
[0522012]
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Written by Mad Jazz, Rollo & Sister Bliss and Jamie Catto. Produced and mixed by Rollo & Sister Bliss. Words by Maxi Jazz. Tracks 1 & 2, Keyboards by Sister Bliss, Engineered and mixed by Goetz courtesy of Z Management. 3. Remix and additional production by Serious Danger for ISB Productions. 4. Additional production and remix by The Sharp Boys for Sharp Productions/Diesel Productions. Mix engineered by Saint Peter @ State 51 Studios, London Sharps Exclusive Management: Diesel Productions & Mgmt. Published by Champion Music/BMG/Warner Chapell
1998 Cheeky Records, Ltd.
CD Single: Don't Leave
[0518072]
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Produced by Rollo and Sister Bliss. Written by Rollo, Sister Bliss and Jamie Catto. 1, 5 & 6 remixed by Dianto, Engineered by Goetz. 2. Mixed by Goetz. 3. Remixed by Ian Caple for SJP, Guitar overdubs by Robin Key. 4. Remixed by Nellee Hooper, Engineered by Jim Abbiss. Published by BMG/Warner Chapell/Champion Music. Cheeky Records 1997
CD Single: Insomnia
[ORCDM 53166]
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Written by Rollo & Sister Bliss. Mixed by Rollo, Sister Bliss & Goetz. Engineered by Goetz. Written by Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. Rap written & performed by Maxi Jazz. 2. Additional vocals by Roger. 4. Vocals by Roger and Maxi Jazz. Engineered by Spencer, Henderson and Goetz. Published by Champion/BMG. Design by Ravn & Ronne/Oxby. Orange Records 1996.
CD Single: Insomnia
[0515772]
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Produced by Rollo and Sister Bliss. Written by Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz
Rap written and performed by Maxi Jazz. 2. Additional vocals Roger. 3. Mixed by Rollo and Sister Bliss, Engineered by Goetz. 4. Mixed by DJ Quicksilver. 5. Mixed by Donatis, Engineered by Spencer Henderson and Goetz. Published by BMG/Champion Music. 1996 Cheeky Records
CD Single: Take The Long Way Home
[0522622]
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Written by Maxi Jazz, Rollo & Sister Bliss and Jamie Catto. Produced and mixed by Rollo & Sister Bliss. Vocals: Maxi Jazz. Keyboards: Sister Bliss. Engineered by Goetz courtesy of Z Management. 1 & 3: Strings arranged by Will Malone, String leader: Gavin Wright. 4. Remix and additional production by Sharam Jey @ Groove Park Studios. Published by Cheeky Music/BMG/Warner Chapell 1998.
CD Single: Salva Mea
[051616-2]
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Written by Maxi Jazz, Rollo & Sister Bliss. Produced by Rollo & Sister Bliss. Engineered by Goetz. 1. Edited by Bill Padley at Wise Buddah. 2. Rap written and performed by Maxi Jazz, Additional vox: Dido, Mixed by Rollo and Goetz, Keyboard: Mr. V. 3. Remixed by Way Out West. 4. Remixed by Sister Bliss. 5. Mixed by DJ Quicksilver. 6. Remixed by Rollo & Sister Bliss, Keyboards: Sister Bliss, Vox: Penny Shaw & Maxi Jazz. 7. Mixed by Rollo & Goetz, Backing vocals: Collette. 8. Remixed by Rollo & Sister Bliss, Vocals: Penny Shaw. Published by Champion Music/BMG/Copyright Control 1997 Cheeky Records.
The Testimony - Chapter One
[0523372]
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1999 Cheeky Records. Published 1999 Jive Records. This is a boxed (if you can call a cardboard slipcase a box) set of CD singles.
12": Faithless - Bring My Family Back
[CHEK12.035]
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Released 4/99 on Cheeky Records. Written by Maxi Jazz, Rollo & Sister Bliss. Produced by Rollo and Sister Bliss. Faithless, the dance/popsters crossover act that served up the '98 hit 'God is a DJ', make an equally big impact on the dance chart with a monster PvD remix that is packed with all the usual big riffs, huge build-ups and equally large break-downs that typify PvD. Superb.
Other Info:
For further information on Faithless see this excellent unofficial Web Site.
