The Feckers – Courage Of Conviction – Part III: In The Face Of Adversity (2026)
Project Co-Ordination by Richard Anderson & Chris Szkup
Produced and Arranged by Chris Szkup
Co-Produced by Dennis Leeflang & Richard Anderson
Mixed by Dennis Leeflang @ Livelong Productions
Mastered by Thomas “Plec” Johansson @ The Panic Room, Sweden
Artwork by Dan Verkys
Tracklisting:
- 1. The Voice Of Reason ft Chris Szkup & Richard Anderson (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (?:??)
- 2. Hearts Breaking Even ft Chris Szkup (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5:48)
- 3. Let The Music Do The Talking ft Rob Smith (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5:37)
- 4. Not Broken ft Thomas Niedermayer (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (7:06)
- 5. The Ties That Bind ft Richard Anderson (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (?:??)
- 6. In The Face Of Adversity ft Raphael Gazal & Vanessa Steele (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (?:??)
- 7. Braver Than Most (Song For Ronan) ft Raphael Gazal (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (9:52)
- 8. Seeing The Light Of Day ft Raphael Gazal (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (7:25)
- 9. Giving Up On Giving In ft Roy Bratbakken (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5:31)
- 10. Nothing To Prove ft Raphael Gazal (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (6:17)
- 11. It’s Easier To Say Nothing ft Raphael Gazal (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5:45)
- 12. Prayers And Wishes ft Roy Bratbakken (C.Szkup, R.Anderson, R.Scrimshaw) (5:23)
- 13. It’s Not Even Funny ft Tuğra Ismail (R.Smith, R.Anderson) (5:06)
- 14. Let The Rope Go ft Raphael Gazal (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5:42)
- 15. Memories Melody (Instrumental) (J.W..Hayfield, arr: M.Shakespeare) (?:??)
Non Album Bonus Tracks:
- 16. Not Without A Fight ft Vanessa Steele (R.Anderson, K.Rawlings-Anderson, arr: N.Finbak, C.Szkup) (5:40)
- 17. We Can Live Again ft Irene Slade & Richard Anderson (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (6:22)
all songs ©CS-Songs / Rockaboy Songs / The Feckers Productions 2020-2025
except:
- Prayers And Wishes (C.Szkup, R.Anderson, R.Scrimshaw)
©CS-Songs / Rockaboy Songs / RBMS Songs / The Feckers Productions 2020-2026 - It’s Not Even Funny (R.Smith, R.Anderson)
©Polar Music New Zealand / Rockaboy Songs / The Feckers Productions 2009-2026 - Memories Melody (Instrumental) (John William Hayfield, arranged by Malena Shakespeare)
©John William Hayfield / Malena’s Music / The Feckers Productions 2023-2026 - Not Without A Fight (R.Anderson, K.Rawlings-Anderson, arranged by N.Finbak, C.Szkup)
©Rockaboy Songs / Karen Ann Music / Nilsy Music / CS-Songs / The Feckers Productions 2005-2026 - We Can Live Again (C.Szkup, R.Anderson)
©CS-Songs / Rockaboy Songs / The Feckers Productions 2021-2026
The Feckers:
- Chris Szkup – Composition & Arrangements, Electric Guitars, Fretless Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Richard Anderson – Lyrics & Arrangements, Composition, Concepts, Vocals, Backing Vocals,
- Voice Overs on “Prayers And Wishes”, “It’s Easier To Say Nothing”
- Dennis Leeflang – All Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Rob Smith – Composition, Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Lee Jai-Sung – Bass on “Let The Music Do The Talking”, “The Ties That Bind”, “Giving Up On Giving In”, “It’s Not Even Funny”, “Not Without A Fight”,”We Can Live Again
- Raphael Gazal – Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar Solo’s on “Seeing The Light Of Day”
- Mathew “Skube” Szkup – Electric Guitars on “Not Broken”, Bass on “Nothing Left To Prove”, Backing Vocals on “Prayers & Wishes”,
Lead Vocals:
Chris Szkup – “The Voice Of Reason”, “Hearts Breaking Even”
Richard Anderson – “The Voice Of Reason”, “The Ties That Bind”
Raphael Gazal – “In The Face Of Adversity”, “Braver Than Most (Song For Ronan)”, “Seeing The Light Of Day”, “Nothing Left To Prove”, “It’s Easier To Say Nothing”, “Let The Rope Go”
Vanessa Steele – “In The Face Of Adversity”, “Not Without A Fight”
Rob Smith – “Let The Music Do The Talking”
Thomas Niedermayer – “Not Broken”
Roy Bratbakken – “Giving Up On Giving In”, “Prayers And Wishes”
Tuğra Ismail – “It’s Not Even Funny”
Irene Slade – “We Can Live Again”
Backing Vocals:
“The Voice Of Reason” – Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Irene Slade, Rob Smith, Bella Szkup, Samantha Lord, Maggie Titter, Tali Titter, Kayla Driskel, Pacey Winiata-Martin, Jordy Gibson (TBC)
“Hearts Breaking Even” – Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson
“Let The Music Do The Talking” – Rob Smith, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Irene Slade (TBC)
“Not Broken” – Thomas Niedermayer, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Irene Slade (TBC)
“The Ties That Bind” – Richard Anderson, Chris Szkup, Rob Smith, Laura Smith, Bella Szkup (TBC)
“In The Face Of Adversity” – Raphael Gazal, Vanessa Steele, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Tim Leatuau-Gibson, Ray Anderson (TBC)
“Braver Than Most (Song For Ronan)” – Raphael Gazal, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Rob Smith, Pacey Winiata-Martin (TBC), Irene Slade (TBC)
“Seeing The Light Of Day” – Raphael Gazal, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Mathew “Skube” Szkup
“Giving Up On Giving In” – Roy Bratbakken, Chris Szkup, Alexey Spectre
“Prayers And Wishes” – Roy Bratbakken, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Rob Smith, Mathew “Skube” Szkup, Brett Collidge, Kayla Driskel (TBC)
“Nothing Left To Prove” – Raphael Gazal, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Matthew Perry (TBC)
“It’s Easier To Say Nothing” – Raphael Gazal, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson, Matthew Perry, Rob Smith, Mark “Chopper” Smith (TBC)
“Let The Rope Go” – Raphael Gazal
“We Can Live Again” – Irene Slade, Chris Szkup, Richard Anderson (TBC)
- Special Guests:
Alice Atkins – Bass: “Hearts Breaking Even”, “Not Broken”
Alessandro Bertoni – Keyboards, Grand Piano: “The Ties That Bind” (TBC)
Steve Burdette – Hammond Organ: “Let The Music Do The Talking”, Piano: “We Can Live Again”
Caecilia – Piano: “Let The Music Do The Talking” (TBC)
Neil Carter – Keyboards: “The Voice Of Reason” or “Braver Than Most” (TBC)
Brett Collidge – Bass: “Seeing The Light Of Day” (TBC), “Let The Rope Go”
Simon Croft – Guitar Solo’s: “The Voice Of Reason” (TBC)
Rick Curran – Strings: “Nothing Left To Prove”, “Braver Than Most”
Brett Garsed – Guitar Solo’s: “The Ties That Bind”, “Let The Rope Go”, Slide Guitar: “Let The Rope Go”,
Maria Grigoryeva – Strings: “Not Without A Fight”
Zak Lloyd – Piano: “Not Without A Fight”,
Jackson McCarthy – Flute: “The Ties That Bind”, “Memories Melody” (TBC)
Neil Murray – Bass: “The Voice Of Reason”, “Not Broken” (TBC)
Jonathan Noyce – Bass: “?” (TBC)
Aisha Polat – Background Laughter: “Let The Rope Go”
Ponch “Bugger” Satrio – Guitar Solo’s: “Prayers & Wishes”
Charle Rainey – Keyboards, Piano: “Memories Melody”
Malena Shakespeare – Flute: “The Ties That Bind”, “Memories Melody”
Miru Shimaoka – Violin: “Memories Melody”
Brianna Tam – Cello: “In The Face Of Adversity” (TBC)
Kyle Whalum – Bass: “In The Face Of Adversity”
©CS-Songs / Rockaboy Songs / The Feckers Productions 2020-2026