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The Best of the Chieftains

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The Best of the Chieftains
Compilation album by
The Chieftains
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1992 (1992-01-14)
GenreFolk
Length48:26
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerLawrence Cohn (Digital Producer)
The Chieftains chronology
An Irish Evening
(1992)
The Best of the Chieftains
(1992)
Music at Matt Molloy’s
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The Best of the Chieftains is a 1992 compilation album consisting of songs from three of The Chieftains earlier solo albums, The Chieftains 7, The Chieftains 8 and The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early.

Critical reception

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Bruce Eder of AllMusic concludes his review by saying, "The material, a good distillation of the best of those three albums, all sounds fine and represents the group's virtuoso sound from this period."[1]

William Ramoutar writes in his review of the album for Irish Culture and Customs, "This is when The Chieftains were at their strongest and stayed that way for many years. This is the way I want to remember The Chieftains."[2]

Scott Hudson of Pop Matters says, "For the uninitiated, The Best of the Chieftains is great place to start, but by all means don't stop there."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Up Against the Buachalawns"Matt Molloy4:00
2."Boil the Breakfast Early"Paddy Moloney3:52
3."Friel's Kitchen"Traditional4:40
4."No. 6 The Coombe"Traditional3:49
5."O'Sullivan's March"Traditional3:58
6."Sea Image"Paddy Moloney6:07
7."An Speic Seoigheach"Paddy Moloney3:34
8."The Dogs Among The Bushes"Traditional2:04
9."The Job of Journeywork"Martin Fay4:14
10."Oh! The Breeches Full Of Stitches"Traditional4:20
11."Chase Around the Windmill/Toss the Feathers/Ballinasloe Fair/Caílleach an Airgid/Cúil Aodha Slide/The Pretty Girl"
  • Paddy Moloney(1-3,5)
  • Kevin Conneff (1,4)
  • Martin Fay (1,6)
4:59
12."The Wind that Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle"Traditional2:49
Total length:48:26

Musicians

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Production

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  • Lawrence Cohn – Digital Producer
  • David Mitson – Digital Remastering
  • Penny Armstrong – Product Mamager
  • Gina Companaro – Packaging Coordinator
  • Joel Zimmerman – Art Director
  • Cover photo courtesy of Shanachie Records

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes as well as Discogs, 45 Worlds and AllMusic.[4][5][6][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. The Best of the Chieftains at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ramoutar, William. "March Music review : The Best of The Chieftains". irishcultureandcustoms.com. Irish Culture and Customs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ Hudson, Scott (18 February 2002). "The Chieftains: The Best of the Chieftains". popmatters.com. Pop Matters. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ^ The Best of the Chieftains (liner notes). The Chieftains. Columbia. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "The Chieftains: The Best of the Chieftains". 45worlds.com. 45 Worlds. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "The Chieftains – The Best Of The Chieftains". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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