Die Hit‐Giganten: Best of Keltica

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1The Foggy Dew
producer:
Paddy Moloney
bagpipe:
Carlos Núñez
bodhrán:
Kevin Conneff
drums (drum set):
Tommy Igoe
electric guitar, mandola and steel guitar:
Ry Cooder
fiddle:
Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler)
flute:
Matt Molloy
hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard:
Derek Bell
tin whistle and uilleann pipes:
Paddy Moloney
guest lead vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
performer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Foggy Dew (Irish ballad)
lyricist:
Charles O’Neill (20th century Irish Canon) (in 1919)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Chieftains with Sinéad O’Connor55:20
2Andro II
edit of:
Andro by Faun (German medieval folk)
Faun34:58
3Adiemus
recording of:
Adiemus
lyricist:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) and Mike Ratledge
publisher:
FB Media in GSA
part of:
Adiemus I: Songs of Sanctuary
Adiemus3:56
4David’s Song
recording of:
David’s Song
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Les Aventure de David Balfour : Thème de David (générique)
composer:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
Vladimir Cosma33:17
5Rosemary Faire (Song of Lughnasadh)
Áine Minogue & Alasdair Halliday3:42
6King of the Fairies
The Kells6:08
7What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
engineer:
Pierre Marchand and Chris Potter (Canadian engineer, worked with Sarah McLachlan)
producer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand
arranger:
Sarah McLachlan
recording of:
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (Sarah McLachlan arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sarah McLachlan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tyde Music
arrangement of:
What Child Is This?
Sarah McLachlan3.53:30
8Anima
Cantara3:41
9The Dragon’s Breath
recording engineer:
Mike Aarvold
producer:
David Arkenstone
assistant mixer:
Brett Swain and Brian Young (engineer)
mixer:
Bruce Sugar (engineer)
conductor:
Don Markese
arranger and orchestrator:
Don Markese
recording of:
The Dragon's Breath
composer:
David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone3:27
10Dúlamán
guest bodhrán:
Dónal Lunny
guest fretless bass:
Steve Cooney
guest percussion:
Tommy Hayes (Irish percussionist)
guest background vocals:
Anna Ní Mhaonaigh
recording of:
Dúlamán
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Altan (Irish folk band)
Altan3:43
11Fields of Gold
performer:
Lisa Lynne
instrumental cover recording of:
Fields of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Steerpike Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Lisa Lynne34:33
12Bygone Days
engineer:
Steve Hardy (engineer)
bagpipe:
Joanie Bowler
piano:
John Boswell (pianist)
violin:
Eileen Ivers
orchestra:
Orchestra Brian Keane
conductor:
Brian Keane (US film composer, producer & musician)
arranger:
Brian Keane (US film composer, producer & musician)
Eileen Ivers26:00
13A Chantar Mer
recording of:
A Chenter M'Er
lyricist:
Comtessa Béatriz de Dia (also known as Beatritz de Diá)
Angels of Venice6:49
14By the River Shannon
W.G. “Snuffy” Walden3:39
15Nollaigh Moon
Ashley Davis4:19
16Shadow of the Moon
engineer and mixer:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
producer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion and tambourine:
Ritchie Blackmore
cello:
Tom Brown (UK folk artist)
French horn, recorder and trumpet:
Gerald Flashman
keyboard:
Pat Regan (American recording engineer)
viola and violin:
Lady Green (Blackmore's Night)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Candice Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ritchie Blackmore (Copyright holder for bands connected with Ritchie Blackmore) (in 1997, in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Minstrell Hall (Ritchie Blackmore's recording studio) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Shadow of the Moon
lyricist:
Candice Night
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Haunted Song Music and Minstrel Hall Music
Blackmore’s Night4.255:03
17The Rose of Tralee
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Stark (from 1993-01 until 1993-02)
editor:
Pam Gorelow
cover recording of:
The Rose of Tralee
lyricist:
Edward Mordaunt Spencer
composer:
Charles William Glover
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1978)
Nightnoise3:19
18Little Wing
recording engineer:
Tim Martin (engineer) and Brian Masterson (audio engineer)
producer:
John Hughes (new age artist; manager of The Corrs)
assistant mixer:
Ryan Freeland
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Keith Duffy (bass player for the Corrs)
bodhrán:
Kevin Conneff and Caroline Corr
fiddle:
Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler)
flute:
Matt Molloy
guitar:
Anto Drennan and Jim Corr
harp:
Derek Bell
keyboard:
Jim Corr
tin whistle:
Andrea Corr and Paddy Moloney
uilleann pipes:
Paddy Moloney
violin:
Sharon Corr
lead vocals:
Andrea Corr
arranger:
Paddy Moloney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1997) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland and Windmill Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
mixed at:
Mix This! Studio in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Little Wing
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., Interworld Music Ltd., Six Continents Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Yameta Co., Ltd. and Bella Godiva Music (in 1967)
The Corrs3.55:08
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1Theme From Harry’s Game
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer) and Austin Ince (engineer)
producer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
conductor:
James Horner (American score composer) (in 1992)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1983)
recorded at and mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
Theme From Harry’s Game
lyricist and composer:
Ciarán Ó Braonáin and Pól Ó Braonáin
publisher:
Television Music Ltd.
is based on:
[old text from County Galway]
Clannad4.652:29
2Abhainn an t-Sluaigh
Runrig5:16
3Waiting for the Wind
Cantara4:59
4The Mystic’s Dream
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
bass and tambura:
George Koller
cello and background vocals:
Anne Bourne
electric guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
keyboard and membranophone:
Loreena McKennitt
membranophone and percussion:
Rick Lazar
nai and oud:
Abraham Tawfik
tabla:
Ravi Naimpally
uilleann pipes:
Patrick Hutchinson
choir vocals:
Victoria Scholars
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
chorus master:
Jerzy Chichocki
recording of:
The Mystic’s Dream
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt47:39
5Johnny Boy
drums (drum set) programming:
Roland Vaughan Kerridge
producer:
James “Jimbo” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s) and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley
guitar and lead vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
keyboard and background vocals:
Neil Carter
vocals:
Neil Carter
recording of:
Johnny Boy
lyricist, writer and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
Gary Moore33:13
6The Green Fields of France
The Fureys6:20
7I Know My Love
producer:
Paddy Moloney
bodhrán:
Kevin Conneff and Caroline Corr
double bass:
James Blennerhassett (Irish bassist)
fiddle:
Sharon Corr, Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler)
flute:
Matt Molloy
guitar:
Jim Corr
hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard:
Derek Bell
handclaps:
Juan "Cuco" Castellanos
percussion:
Noel Bridgeman
tin whistle:
Andrea Corr
tin whistle and uilleann pipes:
Paddy Moloney
vocals:
Andrea Corr, Caroline Corr and Sharon Corr
performer:
The Corrs
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Chieftains & The Corrs3:53
8Ffarwel i Aberystwyth
Fernhill3:14
9Stor Mo Chroí
Mary McLaughlin6:22
10Ariel
recording of:
Ariel
writer:
Emil Adler and Julie Flanders
October Project3:09
11Turn Loose the Mermaids
recording engineer:
Marko Hietala, Emppu Vuorinen, Mikko Karmila (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Tero Kinnunen (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jukka Nevalainen
electric bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
guest tin whistle:
Troy Donockley
guitar family:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
vocals:
Anette Olzon
orchestra:
The Looking Glass Orchestra
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Jukka Nevalainen, Emppu Vuorinen and Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Legendary Bay of Tube Studios (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Pajarin Hauta in Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
recording of:
Turn Loose the Mermaids
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today)
Nightwish3.754:20
12The Wild Rover
recording of:
The Wild Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1173)
Johnny Logan & Friends2:48
13Fair Gallowá
The Tannahill Weavers3:19
14An Cailín Rua
Skara Brae2:41
15Farmer Michael Hayes
Christy Moore3:58
16Cam Ye O’er Frae France
accordion:
Gareth Turner (English accordion & melodeon player)
recording of:
Cam Ye o’er Frae France
writer:
Stuart MacKillop and Maggie Reilly
Maggie Reilly2:58
17Carrickfergus
recording of:
Carrickfergus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd.
Brian Kennedy5:00
18A Spaceman Came Travelling
engineer and producer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
double bass:
Tony Reeves (bass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) (in 1975)
recording of:
A Spaceman Came Travelling
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
writer:
Chris de Burgh (British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist)
arranger:
Tom Rainey (New Zealand bassist, keyboardist, and arranger)
publisher:
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)
Chris de Burgh55:06
19Nothing Compares 2 U
engineer:
Chris Birkett
producer:
Nellee Hooper and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh and Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1990) and Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1990)
music videos:
Nothing Compares 2 U (music video) by Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 4), AUX: 10 Cover Songs Better Than The Orignials, Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 162), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 184) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 413)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Sinéad O’Connor4.35:10
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1Conquest of Paradise
recording engineer and mixer:
Philippe Colonna
assistant producer:
Frederick Rousseau
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Bruno Manjarrés and Pepe Martinez (flamenco guitar player)
flute:
Didier Malherbe
mandolin and violin:
Francis Darizcuren
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
vocals:
Bruno Manjarrés, Pepe Martinez (flamenco guitar player) and Guy Protheroe
conductor:
Guy Protheroe
performer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music U.K. Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Epsilon Laboratory in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Epsilon Laboratory in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
Spheric BV
Vangelis4.24:47
2Liberatio
recording of:
Liberatio
lyricist and composer:
Chris Siemons
Krypteria44:00
3Gaudete
performer:
Steeleye Span
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Steeleye Span4.52:25
4An Fharraige
Máire Brennan45:00
5Abu Chiubhl
Capercaillie3:43
6Dulcis Amor
lead vocals:
Sigrid Hausen
recording of:
Dulcis Amor
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Philipp Groth and Michael Popp
QNTAL6:20
7Borders of Salt
Dan Ar Braz4:19
8Hymn
cover recording of:
Hymn
lyricist and composer:
John Lees
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
Gregorian5:09
9Strange Day in the Country
recording of:
Strange Day in the Country
writer:
John McManus (flutist) and Pat McManus (British multi-instrumentalist and songwriter)
Celtus6:06
10I Will Find You
recording of:
I Will Find You
writer:
Ciarán Brennan
part of:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film soundtrack)
Clannad5:15
11Brian Boru’s March
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ralph Mace (producer, conductor, keyboardist)
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
conductor:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-03 until 1978-06) and Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-03 until 1978-06)
recording of:
Brian Boru’s March
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
James Galway2:16
12Moorlough Shore
vocals:
Caroline Lavelle
recording of:
The Moorlough Shore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2742)
Caroline Lavelle4:21
13Porth Annwn (The Gates of Annwn)
Ceredwen4:18
14Down by the Glenside
Nicci Berry3:26
15A Place Among the Stones
performer:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
Davy Spillane & Máire Brennan4:28
16O’er the Hill and O’er the Vale
bass, keyboard, mouth harp, transverse flute and whistle:
Andreas Vollenweider
cello:
Martin Tillman
guitar:
Max Laesser
percussion:
Andi Pupato
recording of:
Over the Hills and Over the Vale
Andreas Vollenweider4:13
17Auld Lang Syne
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
Susan Boyle2:43
18Declan
Jeff Beck4:02
19Tell Me Now (What You See)
producer:
Trevor Horn and Mel Wesson
lead vocals:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan)
recording of:
Tell Me Now (What You See)
composer:
Moya Brennan (formerly known as Máire Brennan), Trevor Horn, Mel Wesson and Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
Moya Brennan4:32

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part of:Die Hit-Giganten (number: 2015-01-16.2) (order: 67)