Destiny (Celtic Woman album)
| Celtic Woman: Destiny | ||||
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| Released | 15 January 2016 | |||
| Recorded | August 2015 | |||
| Genre | Celtic, new-age[1] | |||
| Language | English, Irish | |||
| Label | Manhattan | |||
| Producer | Gavin Murphy Chris O'Brien (tracks 4-5, 7, 15) Graham Murphy (tracks 4-5, 7, 15) Bernd Wendlandt (track 13) William Andrews (track 13) Hartmut Krech (track 8) Mark Nissen (track 8) Johannes Braun (track 8) | |||
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Destiny is the tenth studio album released by the group Celtic Woman.
Background
On 5 August 2015, Celtic Woman announced that a special unnamed free-to-attend-but-ticketed concert performance would be taking place and recorded in the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin, Ireland, residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1715 and where the first Dáil proclaimed the Irish Declaration of Independence in 1919, on 13 August 2015. Due to high demand from audiences based in the United States, the group confirmed on 7 August that the performance would be their next concert special for American broadcaster PBS.[2][3] The concert began airing on PBS stations across the United States in late 2015 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in early 2016.
Destiny features vocalists Mairéad Carlin, Susan McFadden, Éabha McMahon and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, with vocal director and former member Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and German singer Oonagh as guest performers, and vocalist, harpist and member of Irish choral group Anúna Rebecca Winckworth as an additional guest performer on the PBS special. It is the first album released by the group to feature Carlin and McMahon.
The group toured eighty-five cities in North America in support of the album,[4] which was also nominated for Best World Music Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards; the first nomination at the awards for the group.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Land" | Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland Alana Graham | Mairéad Carlin Susan McFadden Éabha McMahon Máiréad Nesbitt | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Siúil a Rún" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Ride On" | Jimmy McCarthy | Carlin McMahon Nesbitt | 3:55 |
| 4. | "The Whole of the Moon" | Mike Scott | McFadden Nesbitt | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn)" | Jeremy Soule (Irish Gaelic lyrics by Gavin Murphy) | Nesbitt | 3:11 |
| 6. | "How Can I Keep from Singing" | Robert Lowry | McMahon | 4:17 |
| 7. | "I See Fire" | Ed Sheeran | Carlin Nesbitt | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Tír na nÓg" (featuring Oonagh) | Hartmut Krech Mark Nissen Johannes Braun Lukas Hainer | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Oró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) | Méav Ní Mhaolchatha Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Sometimes a Prayer Will Do" | Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland | McFadden | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Bean Pháidín" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy) | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Westering Home" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy) | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 4:00 |
| 13. | "When You Go" | Bernd Wendlandt William Andrews | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | Carlin | 5:16 |
| 15. | "Walk Beside Me" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | McMahon Nesbitt | 4:15 |
| 16. | "The Hills of Ireland" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Nesbitt | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Skylands" | Bernd Wendlandt William Andrews | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:34 |
| 18. | "Christmas Secrets" (Oonagh featuring Celtic Woman) | Enya Nicky Ryan Roma Ryan | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Skylands" | Bernd Wendlandt William Andrews | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | 3:34 |
| 18. | "O! Tannenbaum" (Live from Dublin) | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Lisa Lambe, McFadden, Ní Mhaolchatha | 3:48 |
| 19. | "Silent Night" (from the album Home for Christmas) | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Ní Mhaolchatha | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Destiny / When You Go" | Gavin Murphy Bernd Wendlandt William Andrews | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 2. | "Siúil a Rún" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 3. | "Ride On" | Jimmy McCarthy | Carlin McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 4. | "The Whole of the Moon" | Mike Scott | McFadden Nesbitt | |
| 5. | "The Hills of Ireland" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Nesbitt | |
| 6. | "You Raise Me Up" | Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 7. | "Sí do Mhaimeo Í" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) | Ní Mhaolchatha Nesbitt | |
| 8. | "How Can I Keep from Singing" | Robert Lowry | McMahon | |
| 9. | "Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn)" | Jeremy Soule (Irish Gaelic lyrics by Gavin Murphy) | Nesbitt | |
| 10. | "My Land" | Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland Alana Graham | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 11. | "Bean Pháidín" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy) | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 12. | "I See Fire" | Ed Sheeran | Carlin | |
| 13. | "Isle of Innisfree" | Dick Farrelly | Rebecca Winckworth | |
| 14. | "Tír na nÓg" (featuring Oonagh) | Hartmut Krech Mark Nissen Johannes Braun Lukas Hainer | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 15. | "Sometimes a Prayer Will Do" | Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland | McFadden | |
| 16. | "Amazing Grace" | Traditional (arranged by David Downes) | Carlin McFadden McMahon | |
| 17. | "Oró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) | Ní Mhaolchatha Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 18. | "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | Carlin | |
| 19. | "Walk Beside Me" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt | |
| 20. | "The Butterfly" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy, David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt) | Nesbitt | |
| 21. | "Westering Home" | Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy) | Carlin McFadden McMahon Nesbitt Ní Mhaolchatha Winckworth |
Charts
Destiny opened at No. 1 on the Billboard World Music chart, making it Celtic Woman's ninth consecutive album to debut at No. 1. The album spent sixty-four weeks on the Billboard World Music chart, including a total of eleven weeks at the No. 1 spot. The album remained in the chart's top-ten list for forty-one consecutive weeks and forty-eight weeks in total. The album reached No. 60 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[5][4][6]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 86 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 132 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 95 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 41 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 95 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 60 |
| US World Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
References
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- ^ "Celtic Woman - We are Delighted to announce we are recording our latest special in the Round Room at the Mansion ..." Celtic Woman on Facebook.
- ^ "Celtic Woman - On behalf of Celtic Woman Management we would like to address some of the comments that have ..." Celtic Woman on Facebook.
- ^ a b "Celtic Woman Celebrates #1 World Music Album, Destiny | Tour plays Aronoff Center on 24 March 2016". Behind the Curtain Cincinnati. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Celtic Woman - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (6 February 2016). "ARIA Albums: Sia 'This Is Acting' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Celtic Woman – Destiny". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Celtic Woman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Celtic Woman Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.
