| Celtic Woman | ||||
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| Released | 1 March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | September 2004 | |||
| Genre | Celtic, new-age, world, classical | |||
| Language | English, Irish, Latin, Italian | |||
| Label | Manhattan | |||
| Producer | David Downes | |||
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Celtic Woman is the debut album released by the group Celtic Woman.
The group first featured on a musical special of the same name on American television broadcaster PBS, which filmed the group's concert at the Helix TheatreinDublin, Ireland in September 2004 and broadcast it in March 2005 in the United States. With the help of the special, which was later made available on DVD, the group reached number one on the Billboard World Music charts within weeks of their debut, and remained there for a record eighty-six weeks.[1][2] This success led the group's composer and musical director, David Downes, to adopt the title of "Celtic Woman" as their permanent name. Although originally intended as a one-time-only event, the group's music was so warmly received by the public that they immediately followed up with their first concert tour in the United States and Japan.[3]
The album and special feature vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, all of whom had never previously performed together prior to the group's formation.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Last Rose of Summer (Intro) / Walking in the Air" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes), Howard Blake | Chloë Agnew | 04:22 |
| 2. | "May It Be" | Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan | Lisa Kelly | 03:47 |
| 3. | "Isle of Innisfree" | Dick Farrelly | Órla Fallon | 03:28 |
| 4. | "Danny Boy" | Frederic Weatherly | Méav Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:26 |
| 5. | "One World" | David Downes, Shay Healy | Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:50 |
| 6. | "Ave Maria" | Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod | Agnew | 02:56 |
| 7. | "Send Me a Song" | David Downes, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill | Kelly | 04:23 |
| 8. | "Siúil a Rún (Walk My Love)" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Fallon | 03:17 |
| 9. | "Orinoco Flow" | Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan | Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:32 |
| 10. | "Someday" | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Agnew | 04:22 |
| 11. | "She Moved Thru' the Fair" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:31 |
| 12. | "Nella Fantasia" | Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferraú | Agnew | 03:42 |
| 13. | "The Butterfly" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Máiréad Nesbitt | 03:02 |
| 14. | "Harry's Game" | Moya Brennan, Ciarán Brennan | Fallon | 02:32 |
| 15. | "The Soft Goodbye" | David Downes, David Agnew, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill, Barry McCrea | Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:59 |
| 16. | "You Raise Me Up" | Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland | Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha | 04:34 |
| 17. | "The Ashoken Farewell / The Contradiction" (Bonus live track) | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Nesbitt | 04:10 |
| 18. | "Sí do Mhaimeo Í (The Wealthy Widow)" (Bonus live track) | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) | Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha | 02:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 19. | "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Live) | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Agnew, Fallon, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha | 04:24 |
| 20. | "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" (Live) | Michael William Balfe, Alfred Bunn | Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Last Rose of Summer (Intro)/Walking in the Air" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes), Howard Blake | Chloë Agnew | 04:22 |
| 2. | "Danny Boy" | Frederic Weatherly | Méav Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:26 |
| 3. | "The Butterfly" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Máiréad Nesbitt | 03:02 |
| 4. | "Siúil a Rún (Walk My Love)" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Órla Fallon | 03:17 |
| 5. | "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Agnew, Fallon, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha | 04:24 |
| 6. | "May it Be" (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) | Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan | Lisa Kelly | 03:47 |
| 7. | "Isle of Innisfree" (from The Quiet Man) | Dick Farrelly | Fallon | 03:28 |
| 8. | "Ave Maria" | Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod | Agnew, Fallon | 02:56 |
| 9. | "Sí do Mhaimeo Í (The Wealthy Widow)" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) | Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha | 02:17 |
| 10. | "My Lagan Love" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Nesbitt | 02:02 |
| 11. | "Somewhere" (from West Side Story) | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 02:03 |
| 12. | "The Soft Goodbye" | David Downes, David Agnew, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill, Barry McCrea | Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:59 |
| 13. | "She Moved Thru' the Fair" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:31 |
| 14. | "Send Me a Song" | David Downes, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill | Kelly | 04:23 |
| 15. | "Someday" (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Agnew | 04:30 |
| 16. | "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" | Michael William Balfe, Alfred Bunn | Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:38 |
| 17. | "Orinoco Flow" | Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan | Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 04:00 |
| 18. | "The Ashoken Farewell / The Contradiction" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Nesbitt | 05:20 |
| 19. | "Harry's Game" (from Harry's Game) | Moya Brennan, Ciarán Brennan | Fallon | 02:42 |
| 20. | "Nella Fantasia" | Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferraú | Agnew | 04:00 |
| 21. | "One World" | David Downes, Shay Healy | Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha | 03:50 |
| 22. | "You Raise Me Up" | Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland | Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha | 04:34 |
Note: All information from liner notes.[4]
Celtic Woman
Musicians
The Irish Film Orchestra
Aontas Choral Ensemble
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[19] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[20] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[21] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[22] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | Platinum | 1,029,000[23] |
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