''Under the Influence'' is the second album by Irish singer Mary Coughlan. It was first released in 1987 by

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(at the time called WEA).

Reception

The album received a 4 and a half star rating on

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. The single "Ride On" reached number 5 on the Irish Pop Charts in 1987.

Track listing

# "Laziest Girl" (

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) # "Ice Cream Man" (Johnny Mulhern) # "Ice Cream Van" (D. Murphey) # "Parade of Clowns" (R. Crispijn, H. Van Veen, E. Van Der Wurff) # "My Land Is Too Green" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser) # "Ride On" (Jimmy MacCarthy) # "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) # "Fifteen Only" (Wedekind Dress) # "AWOL" (H. Visser, L. Geuens, Antoinette Hensey) # "The Dice" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser) # "

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" ( Willard Robison) # "Blue Surrender" (D. Long) # "Sunday Mornings" (Molly McAnally Burke) # "Coda" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser)

Personnel

*Mary Coughlan - vocals *Connor Barry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Jerome Rimson - bass *Robbie Brennan - drums *Noel Eccles - percussion *Raoul Eurlings - piano on "My Land Is Too Green" *Trevor Knight - piano, synthesizer *

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- Uilleann pipes *Theo van Tol - accordion *Richie Buckley - tenor and soprano saxophone *Helen Walsh, Rita Connolly, Valerie Armstrong - backing vocals *Arthur De Groodt - cello *Pleun Van Der Linden, Sylvia Houtzager - violin *Coen Van Der Heide - viola *André Vulperhorst - tuba *Peter Williams, Erik Visser - Fairlight programming

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Under The Influence (Mary Coughlan Album) 1987 albums Mary Coughlan (singer) albums Warner Records albums