| The Best of the Chieftains | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | The Chieftains |
| Cover: | File:The_Chieftains_-_The_Best_of_the_Chieftains_Cover.jpg |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Length: | 48:26 |
| Label: | Columbia Records |
| Producer: | Lawrence Cohn (Digital Producer) |
| Prev Title: | An Irish Evening |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Music at Matt Molloy’s |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
The Best of the Chieftains is a 1992 compilation album consisting of songs from three of The Chieftains earlier solo albums, The Chieftains 7, The Chieftains 8 and .
Bruce Eder of AllMusic concludes his review by saying, "The material, a good distillation of the best of those three albums, all sounds fine and represents the group's virtuoso sound from this period."
William Ramoutar writes in his review of the album for Irish Culture and Customs, "This is when The Chieftains were at their strongest and stayed that way for many years. This is the way I want to remember The Chieftains."[1]
Scott Hudson of Pop Matters says, "For the uninitiated, The Best of the Chieftains is great place to start, but by all means don't stop there."[2]
Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes as well as Discogs, 45 Worlds and AllMusic.[3] [4] [5]