''Seize the Day'' is an album by

Damien Dempsey Damien Dempsey (born 9 June 1975) is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk contemporary lyrics that deliver social and political commentaries on Irish society. Damien sings in his native, working class accent in the Eng ...

released in Ireland in 2003 on Clear Records via Sony. In the UK, it was released via IRL and, in the US, it was released on

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, a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records. In the UK and US, the title track was not hidden. Two tracks – "Factories" and "Seize the Day" – appeared on the soundtrack to the Irish crime film '' Between the Canals'', in which Dempsey made his debut acting performance.

Track listing

# "Negative Vibes" – 4:44 # "Ghosts of Overdoses" – 4:41 # "It's All Good" – 4:21 # "Factories" – 5:17 # "Jar Song" – 5:03 # "Celtic Tiger" – 5:13 # "Apple of My Eye" – 3:43 # "Industrial School" – 5:27 # "Great Gaels of Ireland" – 5:21 # "Marching Season Siege" – 3:24 # "Seize the Day" (hidden track) – 4:12 The tracks "Celtic Tiger", "It's All Good" and "Negative Vibes" feature backing vocals by

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want What ...

Personnel

– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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– guitar * Justin Adams – electric guitar * Paolo Baconi – slide guitar * Rob Ó Géibheannaigh – banjo, flute, whistle * Kieran Kiely – whistle, accordion, piano, organ * Lucy Shaw – bass instrument * Clare Kenny – bass guitar * Emmet Dempsey – bodhrán *

– background vocals

Charts

References

2003 albums Damien Dempsey albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub