( Irish for 'Sound') is the sixth album by Irish group

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. It was released in

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by Tara Records, and produced by produced by

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. Like their other early material, it is primarily

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in a modern-

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and

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arragement with some

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elements. It was the second and last Clannad album to feature younger sister , later known as

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, and the only one to credit her; while she performed keyboard and backing vocals on the previous album , she was uncredited on it. She departed the band, along with producer Ryan, shortly thereafter to begin a solo career. The album was reissued for a short time by

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starting in 1993. It has since been

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and reissued on 7 August 2020 in both compact disc and vinyl formats, on the Tara label.

Track listing

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Singles

# "" This track is unusual, for Clannad's repertoire, in being in

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rather than Irish; it is a traditional Scottish

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, according to the album's liner notes.

Personnel

Band

* ( Brennan) – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals * (Moya Brennan) – vocals, harp * ( Brennan) – flute, guitar, percussion, vocals * (Noel Duggan) – guitar, vocals * (Pádraig Duggan) – guitar, mandolin, vocals * (Enya) – percussion, keyboards, vocals

Additional musicians

* Neil Buckley – clarinet, saxophones * Noel Bridgeman – percussion * Pat O'Farrell – electric guitar

Production

* Brian Masterson – engineer * Pearce Dunne – assistant engineer * Clannad – liner notes * Paul Wexler – liner notes *

– producer

References

External links

Album sleevenotes

Record Label Catalogue 2010

1982 albums Clannad albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub