Faithless

Solo Artist

Photo: Cornelius Zoch / Oxfam · CC BY 2.0
Active 1995-2011, 2015-present
Origin London, England
Albums 8
Tracks 94
Most frequent collaborator Dido · 9 tracks
Genres ElectronicTrip HopHouse
Complete Artist
98%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 92 of 94 tracks

Do Faithless write their own songs?

Rollo is credited on 92 of the 94 studio tracks and Sister Bliss on 85. Maxi Jazz wrote the words on 53 of the 69 tracks he was in the band for. Only the two cover versions on The Dance have nobody from the band in the credits.

By the Numbers

8
Studio Albums
94
Tracks Credited
98%
Self-Written
31
Years Active
65
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 92 / 94 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 94 tracks: how many Faithless wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Faithless has a writing credit98%
98%
2%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written92tracks98%
Outside writers2tracks2%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Faithless's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 94 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)98%
Composer (music)10%
Producer100%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 94 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
Sister Bliss 1995-2011, 2015-present
90%
0%
37%
29%
Rollo 1995-2011, 2015-present
98%
0%
72%
0%
Maxi Jazz Died December 23, 2022 1995-2011, 2015-2016 (died December 23, 2022)
56%
0%
0%
35%
Jamie Catto Former 1995-1999
6%
6%
0%
0%
Dave Randall Former 1996-1999, 2004-2011
3%
3%
0%
0%
Aubrey Nunn Former 1995-2006
1%
1%
0%
2%
Sudha Kheterpal Former 1998-2011
0%
0%
0%
0%
LSK Former 2004-2011, 2015
7%
0%
0%
14%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Faithless's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 98%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
80%
100%
100%
1996Reverence
1998Sunday 8PM
2001Outrospective
2004No Roots
2006To All New Arrivals
2010The Dance
2020All Blessed
2025Champion Sound
Early · 100% written
Mid · 94% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
1990s
Reverence, Sunday 8PM
100%
2000s
Outrospective, No Roots +1 more
80%
2010s
The Dance
100%
2020s
All Blessed, Champion Sound

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Faithless sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Faithless
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Katseye0%
Kenny Chesney20%
98 Degrees35%
Rihanna44%
Usher74%
Enrique Iglesias82%
Massive Attack90%
98%Faithless
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Discography 8 albums

All eight studio albums. The remix albums, the compilations and the live albums sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of FaithlessFaithless94 tracks
Photo of Dido9Dido, 9 tracks NJ8Nemo Jones, 8 tracks SB8Suli Breaks, 8 tracks MR6Max Rad, 6 tracks PT5Pauline Taylor, 5 tracks NB5Nathan Ball, 5 tracks RB3Rachael Brown, 3 tracks ZJ3Zoë Johnston, 3 tracks MB3Mark Bates, 3 tracks AF3Amelia Fox, 3 tracks AT2Andy Treacey, 2 tracks HC2Harry Collier, 2 tracks PS1Penny Shaw, 1 track BG1Boy George, 1 track on Culture Club's page AG1Andy Gangadeen, 1 track SR1Steve Rowland, 1 track PH1Paul Herman, 1 track NS1Nina Simone, 1 track NV1Nancy Van Beneden, 1 track DO1Dally O'Malley, 1 track RS1Robert Smith, 1 track on The Cure's page BW1Boris Williams, 1 track on The Cure's page LT1Laurence Tolhurst, 1 track PT1Porl Thompson, 1 track on The Cure's page RO1Roger O'Donnell, 1 track on The Cure's page SG1Simon Gallup, 1 track on The Cure's page LR1Little Rogue, 1 track CF1Cassandra Fox, 1 track DG1Daisy Gough, 1 track DA1Dally Armstrong, 1 track JR1Jenna Rutherford, 1 track MH1Michaela Harris, 1 track RL1Robin Laybourne, 1 track RB1Roger Bates, 1 track SG1Simon Gough, 1 track OE1One Eskimo, 1 track CM1Chan Marshall, 1 track CP1Cat Power, 1 track NF1Natalia Farran-Graves, 1 track SD1Sonny Devon, 1 track MM1Martin McCorry, 1 track SL1Stephen Luscombe, 1 track NA1Neil Arthur, 1 track B1Blancmange, 1 track RM1Rita Marley, 1 track VF1Vincent Ford, 1 track J"1Jonny "Itch" Fox, 1 track J'1Jonny 'Itch' Fox, 1 track FJ1Francis Jobe, 1 track DM1Dougy Mandagi, 1 track MM1Mía Maestro, 1 track CF1Caleb Femi, 1 track G1GAIKA, 1 track G1Gaika, 1 track JB1Jazzie B, 1 track DJ1Damien Jurado, 1 track ER1Edward Raison, 1 track BR1Bebe Rexha, 1 track EJ1Emmanuel Jal, 1 track AS1Antony Szmierek, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. NJ Nemo Jones · SB Suli Breaks · MR Max Rad · PT Pauline Taylor · NB Nathan Ball

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Rollo is credited on 92 of the 94 studio tracks, Sister Bliss on 85 and Maxi Jazz on 53 of the 69 he was there for. Only the two covers on The Dance have no member on them. What changes across thirty years is who else is in the credits: 48 tracks carry nobody outside the band, and the number falls sharply from To All New Arrivals onward as the guest singers start writing their own parts.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenRollo on 92 of 94 studio tracks, Sister Bliss on 85
  • Written inside the band48 of the 94 carry no outside writer
  • Maxi Jazz53 tracks, and none after The Dance
  • Number one albumNo Roots topped the UK chart
  • Eight albums1996 to 2025, with nothing between 2010 and 2020
  • Rollo's sisterDido co-writes on six of the eight albums

Creative Fingerprint

One producer on almost everything, a second on most of it, and a rapper whose name disappears from the credits after 2010.

The Story

Faithless formed in London in 1995 around Rollo, Sister Bliss and the rapper Maxi Jazz. "Insomnia", "God Is a DJ" and "We Come 1" made them one of the biggest British dance acts of the period. Eight studio albums, with a break between 2011 and 2015 and Maxi Jazz gone since 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions Faithless

Do Faithless write their own songs?
Rollo is credited on 92 of the 94 studio tracks and Sister Bliss on 85. Maxi Jazz wrote the words on 53 of the 69 tracks he was in the band for. Only the two cover versions on The Dance have nobody from the band in the credits.
Who are Faithless?
Rollo and Sister Bliss, who write and produce, with Maxi Jazz rapping and writing the words until 2016. Rollo has never played live with the band.
Who wrote "Insomnia"?
Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz, under the blanket credit the album carries.
How many albums have they released?
Eight studio albums: Reverence (1996), Sunday 8PM (1998), Outrospective (2001), No Roots (2004), To All New Arrivals (2006), The Dance (2010), All Blessed (2020) and Champion Sound (2025).
What happened to Maxi Jazz?
He left the band in 2016 and died on 23 December 2022. He is on no track after The Dance.
Which album went to number one?
No Roots reached the top of the UK chart in 2004. The Dance reached number 2 and Outrospective number 4.
Is Dido related to Rollo?
She is his younger sister, and he has produced her records. She takes a writing credit on six of the eight Faithless albums.
Which album is most the band's own?
Reverence, where 9 of the 10 tracks carry nobody outside the band. To All New Arrivals has 2 out of 11.
Why the ten year gap?
The band split after The Dance in 2010, came back in 2015, and did not release another album until All Blessed in 2020.
Did they chart in America?
The discography publishes no Billboard Hot 100 positions for any of their singles. Outrospective and No Roots both charted on the US Dance chart.

Sources

Wikipedia: Faithless Wikipedia: Sister Bliss Wikipedia: Rollo Armstrong Wikipedia: Maxi Jazz Wikipedia: LSK Wikipedia: Faithless discography File:Maxi Jazz G8 Konzert - Wikimedia Commons