The Best Irish Album in the World…Ever!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Theme From Harry's Game
recording of:
Theme From Harry’s Game
lyricist and composer:
Ciarán Ó Braonáin and Pól Ó Braonáin
publisher:
Television Music Ltd.
is based on:
[old text from County Galway]
Clannad2:29
2Riverdance
orchestra:
John Anderson Concert Orchestra
recording of:
Riverdance
composer:
Bill Whelan (Irish composer) (in 1995)
John Anderson Concert Orchestra3:50
3The Island
cover recording of:
The Island
lyricist and composer:
Paul Brady
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dolores Keane34:53
4Rock 'n' Roll Kids
Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan3:24
5Maggie
Foster & Allen3:36
6Summerfly
recording of:
Summer Fly
lyricist and composer:
Cheryl Wheeler
Maura O’Connell3:06
7She Moved Through the Fair
arranger:
Feargal Sharkey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
She Moved Through the Fair
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Padraic Colum
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Four Season Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 861)
recording of:
She Moved Through the Fair
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Padraic Colum
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Four Season Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 861)
Feargal Sharkey3:07
8Song for Ireland
De Dannan feat. Mary Black4:39
9When You Where Sweet Sixteen
arranger:
Finbar Furey
recording of:
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898 song)
lyricist and composer:
James Thornton (American songwriter)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishers
The Fureys with Davey Arthur4:09
10Hold Me Now
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1987)
part of:
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1987) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1987)
recording of:
Hold Me Now (in 1987)
publisher:
Johnny Logan
composer:
Johnny Logan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Johnny Logan53:04
11Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love
Daniel O’Donnell2:59
12All Kinds of Everything
part of:
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1970) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1970)
recording of:
All Kinds of Everything (1970 eurovision song)
writer:
Derry Lindsay (Songwriter) and Jackie Smith (Songwriter)
Dana23:03
13What's Another Year
vocals:
Johnny Logan (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
What's Another Year (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Shay Healy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (1967–2001) and Melodie der Welt J. Michel KG (German publisher; read annotation)
Johnny Logan3:10
14In Your Eyes
Niamh Kavanagh3:10
15The Voice
recording of:
The Voice (song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Brendan Graham (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
Eimear Quinn3:02
16Through the Eyes of an Irishman
Dominic Kirwan5:25
17Bunch of Thyme
recording of:
Bunch of Thyme ("Come all you maidens young and fair")
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Foster & Allen3:52
18Danny Boy
Daniel O’Donnell4:03
19Galway Bay
Josef Locke3:15
20Hear My Song, Violetta
Josef Locke2:44
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1Whiskey in the Jar
producer:
Phil Lynott and Nick Tauber
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
guitar:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
arranger:
Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy cofounder), Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) and Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1972) and Decca Records (in 1972)
part of:
AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials
recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (rock version, arranged by Thin Lizzy)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Thin Lizzy (Irish hard rock band)
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
version of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
Thin Lizzy4.55:44
2The Irish Rover
cover recording of:
The Irish Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
writer:
Joseph M. Crofts (Irish songwriter/arranger)
The Pogues & The Dubliners4:06
3Seven Drunken Nights
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recording of:
Seven Drunken Nights
additional writer:
Ciarán Bourke, Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna and John Sheahan
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
The Dubliners43:44
4Blackbird
medley including a recording of:
Padraig O'Keefes
medley including a recording of:
The Happy One-Step
Sharon Shannon4:00
5Brown Eyed Girl
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
bass guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1967-03-28)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
performer:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (not for Label Release) (in 1973)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio A (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 109)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song) (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
Van Morrison3.253:03
6A Good Heart
recording of:
A Good Heart
lyricist and composer:
Maria McKee
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Feargal Sharkey4:30
7Against the Wind
Máire Brennan4:00
8A Place Among the Stones
Davy Spillane5:04
9The Homes of Donegal
Paul Brady7:37
10Ride On
Christy Moore4:05
11Carrickfergus
Brian Kennedy5:01
12Thank You for Hearing Me
programming:
Dave Clayton, John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble) and Tim Simenon
producer and mixer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter), John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble) and Tim Simenon
bass:
Claire Kenny
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
keyboard:
Dave Clayton
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Thank You for Hearing Me
writer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter) and John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
Sinéad O’Connor4.356:18
13Manannán/Tír Tairngiri
Máire Breatnach2:49
14Dark Haired Lass / Biddy From Muckross / Sean Maguire’s
engineer and mixer:
Brian Masterson (audio engineer)
producer:
Altan (Irish folk band) and Brian Masterson (audio engineer)
bodhrán:
Jimmy Higgins (Irish drummer, percussionist)
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Altan2:50
15Never Mind the Strangers
The Saw Doctors5:42
16Black Velvet Band
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recording of:
The Black Velvet Band (Dubliners arrangement)
additional writer:
Ciarán Bourke, Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna and John Sheahan
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
The Black Velvet Band (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
The Dubliners4:28
17The Laziest Gal in Town
Mary Coughlan3:21
18Bee in the Bottle
Sinéad Lohan2:43