Greatest Irish Album Ever

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bci / Eclipse Music
• ASIN: B000765IL8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,926 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Heart Is in Ireland

2. What Colout Is the Wind

3. The Fields of Athenry

4. The Lass of Glenshee

5. Boulavogue

6. I Just Want to Dance With You

7. Make Me an Island

8. No Stranger to the Rain

9. Dúlamán

10. She Moved Through the Fair

11. The Green Fields of France

12. Streets of New York

13. Molly Malone - Dublin's Fair City

14. New Deal

15. Wonderful Thing

16. When You Were Sweet Sixteen

17. Scorn Not His Simplicity

18. Riverdance

Editorial Reviews

1. My Heart Is In Ireland - Wolfe Tones2. What Colour is the Wind - Charlie Landsborough3. The Fields of Athenry - Paddy Reilly4. The Lass Of Glenshee - Altan5. Boulavogue - Jim McCann6. I Just Want to dance with you - Daniel O'Donnell7. Make me an island - Joe Dolan8. No Stranger to The Rain - Sean Keane9. Dulaman - Clannad10. She Moved Through The Fair - Mé11. The Green Fields of France - The Fureys12. Streets of New York - Wolfe Tones13. Molly Malone /In Dublin s fair City - The Band Of Dubs14. New Deal - Dolores Keane15. Wonderful Thing - Leslie Dowdall16. When You Were Sweet Sixteen - The Fureys17. Scorn not his simplicity - Phil Coulter18. riverdance - David Agnew & David Downes Whelan Genre: ETHNIC/CELTIC Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS UPC: 787364093922

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Really A Great Irish Album, May 2, 2009

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J. W. Cush (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Irish Album Ever (Audio CD)

One look at the artist list will give a hint of the quality of the collection. There are a couple of tracks that might not make it to the "... ever" height but overall the selection is a good cross section of the sad songs so dear to the Irish heart.

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2.0 out of 5 stars That Deceiving Title is a Matter of Opinion., October 12, 2005

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This review is from: Greatest Irish Album Ever (Audio CD)

Beware of marketing ploys like the title of this collection by various performers, because the only thing they share in these 18 tracks is their inherited ethnicity. This isn't so much an eclectic blend of various Irish musical culture as it is a collection of pop, blue-eyed soul, and country musicians who are most likely only well-known within their borders.

I will give the label kudos for such gems as the two Wolfe Tones songs, "My Heart is in Ireland" and my personal fave on this disc, "Streets of New York," "The Green Fields of France" by The Fureys, Meav's "She Moved Through the Fair," and Clannad's "Dulaman." If you're looking for anything more "Irish" on the other baker's dozen tracks, you will come away disappointed unless you enjoy second rate songs from alternative genres. If this is the case, you will be better off purchasing individual albums by Sinead O'Connor, U2, and The Cranberries.