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The Essential Chieftains

2006 greatest hits album by The Chieftains

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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.

01Track listing

Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots

  1. "Lots of Drops of Brandy", 3:43
  2. "O'Sullivan's March (The Theme from Rob Roy)", 3:59
  3. "An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set", 5:57
  4. "Carolan's Concerto", 3:05
  5. "The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle", 2:51
  6. "Sea Image", 6:11
  7. "Boil the Breakfast Early", 3:55
  8. "The Women of Ireland (The Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew", 5:15
  9. "Full of Joy", 2:31
  10. "The Green Fields of America", 5:39
  11. "Santiago de Cuba", 3:39
  12. "The Donegal Set", 5:46
  13. "Jabadaw", 3:06
  14. "The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve", 3:06
  15. "The French March", 4:51
  16. "The Stone", 6:23
  17. "The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)" with James Galway - 4:29
  18. "Chasing the Fox" (From the Ballad of the Irish Horse), 3:26

Disc 2: The Chieftains and Friends

  1. "I Know My Love" (with The Corrs), 3:52
  2. "Shenandoah" (with Van Morrison), 3:52
  3. "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller), 3:13
  4. "Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House in Connaught (Reels)" (with Béla Fleck), 4:14
  5. "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor), 5:20
  6. "Red Is the Rose" (with Nanci Griffith), 3:25
  7. "The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff" (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), 3:16
  8. "Lambs In the Greenfields" (with Emmylou Harris), 3:21
  9. "Guadalupe " (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos), 2:51
  10. "Mo Ghile Mear - Our Hero" (with Sting), 3:20
  11. "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (with Ricky Skaggs), 2:42
  12. "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss), 4:45
  13. "Long Journey Home (Anthem)" (with Elvis Costello & Anúna), 4:17
  14. "The Rocky Road To Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) (not on all releases), 5:03
  15. "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull), 4:37
  16. "The Rebel Jesus" (with Jackson Browne), 3:49
  17. "Il Est Né/Ça Berger" (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle), 5:19
  18. "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" (with The Rankins), 4:37
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