The Unicorn (album) explained

The Unicorn
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Irish Rovers
Border:	yes
Released:	1967
Genre:	Irish folk music
Length:	30:06
Label:	Decca
Producer:	Charles "Bud" Dant
Prev Title:	The First of the Irish Rovers
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	All Hung Up
Next Year:	1968

The Unicorn is the debut studio album of the Canadian Irish folk music group The Irish Rovers, released in 1967 and topped the charts in 1968.

The title track "The Unicorn", a recording of Shel Silverstein's poem based on Noah's Ark, featured Glen Campbell on lead guitar,^[1] and reached #2 in the US Adult Contemporary Charts, #7 in the U.S. Hot 100,^[2] #4 in Canada,^[3] and #5 in Ireland.^{[4] [5]} Despite having virtually nothing to do with Ireland or Irish culture, the song remains popular in Irish pubs to this day.

"The Unicorn" song is also included on The Irish Rovers Gems double disk (1996), their 40th Anniversary CD, 40 Years A-Rovin (Rover Records, 2005), and their Home in Ireland CD and DVD. In 1968 the song was covered by Irish trio The Bachelors.^[6]

Track listing

1. "The Unicorn" – 3:18
2. "Bonnie Kellswater" – 2:39
3. "The Orange and the Green" – 2:37
4. "Hiring Fair" – 2:28
5. "Bridget Flynn" – 1:58
6. "Come In" – 1:46
7. "Goodbye Mrs. Durkin" – 2:34
8. "Pat of Mullingar" – 2:34
9. "The Wind that Shakes the Corn" – 3:03
10. "The First Love in Life" – 2:50
11. "The Black Velvet Band" – 3:43

External links

• The Irish Rovers Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irish Rovers farewell. CBC Radio St. John's Nfld, Sept 2013. 8 December 2013.
2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the Irish rovers|chart=all}} The Unicorn, The Irish Rovers]. Billboard, 1968. 7 May 2012.
3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - March 30, 1968.
4. , Jam! Music's Canadian POP Music Encyclopedia
5. Web site: The Irish Charts: All There Is To Know: Irish Rovers. Irish Recorded Music Association. 28 April 2012.
6. Web site: The Bachelors: The Unicorn. Discogs. 28 April 2012.