Under the Influence (Mary Coughlan album) explained

Under the Influence
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mary Coughlan
Border:	yes
Released:	1987
Studio:	Lansdowne Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Genre:	Pop, rock, New age^[1]
Length:	49:46
Label:	Warner Music
Producer:	Eric Visser
Prev Title:	Tired and Emotional
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Uncertain Pleasures
Next Year:	1990

Under the Influence is the second album by Irish singer Mary Coughlan. It was first released in 1987 by Warner Music (at the time called WEA).

Reception

The album received a 4 and a half star rating on Allmusic. The single "Ride On" reached number 5 on the Irish Pop Charts in 1987.

Track listing

1. "Laziest Girl" (Cole Porter)
2. "Ice Cream Man" (Johnny Mulhern)
3. "Ice Cream Van" (D. Murphey)
4. "Parade of Clowns" (R. Crispijn, H. Van Veen, E. Van Der Wurff)
5. "My Land Is Too Green" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser)
6. "Ride On" (Jimmy MacCarthy)
7. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham)
8. "Fifteen Only" (Wedekind Dress)
9. "AWOL" (H. Visser, L. Geuens, Antoinette Hensey)
10. "The Dice" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser)
11. "Don't Smoke in Bed" (Willard Robison)
12. "Blue Surrender" (D. Long)
13. "Sunday Mornings" (Molly McAnally Burke)
14. "Coda" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser)

Personnel

• Mary Coughlan - vocals
• Connor Barry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jerome Rimson - bass
• Robbie Brennan - drums
• Noel Eccles - percussion
• Raoul Eurlings - piano on "My Land Is Too Green"
• Trevor Knight - piano, synthesizer
• Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes
• Theo van Tol - accordion
• Richie Buckley - tenor and soprano saxophone
• Helen Walsh, Rita Connolly, Valerie Armstrong - backing vocals
• Arthur De Groodt - cello
• Pleun Van Der Linden, Sylvia Houtzager - violin
• Coen Van Der Heide - viola
• André Vulperhorst - tuba
• Peter Williams, Erik Visser - Fairlight programming

Notes and References

1. Web site: Under the Influence - Mary Coughlan Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic . AllMusic . 10 September 2018.