Under the Influence (Mary Coughlan album)

Under the Influence
Studio album by Mary Coughlan
Released	1987
Studio	Lansdowne Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Genre	Pop, rock, New age
Length	49:46
Label	Warner Music
Producer	Eric Visser
Mary Coughlan chronology
Tired and Emotional (1985) Under the Influence (1987) Ancient Rain (1988)

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