The Essential Chieftains

The Essential Chieftains
Greatest hits album by The Chieftains
Released	26 September 2006
Genre	Celtic
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
Live From Dublin: A Tribute To Derek Bell (2005) The Essential Chieftains (2006) San Patricio (2010)

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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 .

Track listing

Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots

1. Lots of Drops of Brandy – 3:43
2. O'Sullivan's March (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 (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 DoLamh (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 (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 & Anúna) – 3:20
11. Cotton-Eyed Joe (with Ricky Skaggs) – 2:42
12. Molly Bán (Bawn) (with Alison Krauss) – 4:45
13. Long Journey Home (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

External links

• The Chieftains official website – official website
• The Essential Chieftains at AllMusic