The Essential Chieftains Explained
| The Essential Chieftains |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | The Chieftains |
| Cover: | The-essential-chieftains-album.jpg |
| Released: | 26 September 2006 |
| Genre: | Celtic |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Paddy Moloney |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | San Patricio |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
The Essential Chieftains is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Chieftains first released in 2006. It is part of the ongoing 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series, their last release for RCA ending a 20-year history since signing with the label in 1986.
Track listing
Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots
- "Lots of Drops of Brandy" – 3:43
- "O'Sullivan's March (The Theme from Rob Roy)" – 3:59
- "An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set" – 5:57
- "Carolan's Concerto" – 3:05
- "The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle" – 2:51
- "Sea Image" – 6:11
- "Boil the Breakfast Early" – 3:55
- "The Women of Ireland (The Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew" – 5:15
- "Full of Joy" – 2:31
- "The Green Fields of America" – 5:39
- "Santiago de Cuba" – 3:39
- "The Donegal Set" – 5:46
- "Jabadaw" – 3:06
- "The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve" – 3:06
- "The French March" – 4:51
- "The Stone" – 6:23
- "The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)" with James Galway - 4:29
- "Chasing the Fox" (From the Ballad of the Irish Horse) – 3:26
Disc 2: The Chieftains and Friends
- "I Know My Love" (with The Corrs) – 3:52
- "Shenandoah" (with Van Morrison) – 3:52
- "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller) – 3:13
- "Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House in Connaught (Reels)" (with Béla Fleck) – 4:14
- "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 5:20
- "Red Is the Rose" (with Nanci Griffith) – 3:25
- "The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff" (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) – 3:16
- "Lambs In the Greenfields" (with Emmylou Harris) – 3:21
- "Guadalupe " (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos) – 2:51
- "Mo Ghile Mear - Our Hero" (with Sting) – 3:20
- "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (with Ricky Skaggs) – 2:42
- "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss) – 4:45
- "Long Journey Home (Anthem)" (with Elvis Costello & Anúna) – 4:17
- "The Rocky Road To Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) (not on all releases) – 5:03
- "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:37
- "The Rebel Jesus" (with Jackson Browne) – 3:49
- "Il Est Né/Ça Berger" (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 5:19
- "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" (with The Rankins) – 4:37
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