"Closer to Your Heart" is a song by

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Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

. It was Clannad's first single that was solely considered as

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.Colin Harper, Trevor Hodgett Irish folk, trad & blues: a secret history 2004 p.292 "The album was crammed with latter-day Clannad classics, like 'Closer To Your Heart', 'Almost Seems Too Late To Turn' and Maire's duet with U2's Bono, 'In A Lifetime'. " Parts of the video for the single were shot at the Ponderosa venue on

Glenshane Pass The Glenshane Pass () is a major mountain pass cutting through the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Glenshane Pass on the main Derry to Belfast route, the A6. A large wildfire broke out in Gl ...

near Derry.

Track listing

#"Closer to Your Heart" #"Buachaill Ón Éirne"

References

1985 singles Clannad songs 1985 songs Songs written by Ciarán Brennan RCA Records singles {{1980s-single-stub