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Destiny (Celtic Woman album)

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Celtic Woman: Destiny
Studio album by
Released15 January 2016
RecordedAugust 2015
GenreCeltic, new-age[1]
LanguageEnglish, Irish
LabelManhattan
ProducerGavin 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)
Celtic Woman chronology
O Christmas Tree
(2014)
Celtic Woman: Destiny
(2016)
Voices of Angels
(2016)

Destiny is the tenth studio album released by the group Celtic Woman.

Background

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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, and 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

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CD
No.TitleWriter(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 McCarthyCarlin
McMahon
Nesbitt
3:55
4."The Whole of the Moon"Mike ScottMcFadden
Nesbitt
4:05
5."Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn)"Jeremy Soule (Irish Gaelic lyrics by Gavin Murphy)Nesbitt3:11
6."How Can I Keep from Singing"Robert LowryMcMahon4:17
7."I See Fire"Ed SheeranCarlin
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
McFadden4:40
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
Carlin5:16
15."Walk Beside Me"Robert John "Mutt" LangeMcMahon
Nesbitt
4:15
16."The Hills of Ireland"Traditional (arranged by Gavin Murphy and Máiréad Nesbitt)Nesbitt3:12
Bonus tracks on special edition
No.TitleWriter(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
Bonus tracks on German edition
No.TitleWriter(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 Mhaolchatha3:48
19."Silent Night" (from the album Home for Christmas)Traditional (arranged by David Downes)Ní Mhaolchatha3:38
DVD and Blu-ray
No.TitleWriter(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 McCarthyCarlin
McMahon
Nesbitt
 
4."The Whole of the Moon"Mike ScottMcFadden
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 LowryMcMahon 
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 SheeranCarlin 
13."Isle of Innisfree"Dick FarrellyRebecca 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" LangeCarlin
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

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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[permanent dead link]
US World Albums (Billboard)[14] 1[permanent dead link]

References

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  1. ^ "Destiny brings Celtic Woman back to Erie on Sunday". Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Celtic Woman - We are Delighted to announce we are recording our latest special in the Round Room at the Mansion ..." Celtic Woman on Facebook.
  3. ^ "Celtic Woman - On behalf of Celtic Woman Management we would like to address some of the comments that have ..." Celtic Woman on Facebook.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Celtic Woman - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (6 February 2016). "ARIA Albums: Sia 'This Is Acting' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Celtic Woman – Destiny" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Celtic Woman – Destiny". Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Celtic Woman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Celtic Woman Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.