- folk, celtic, irish celtic
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
The eighteenth studio album Irish Heartbeat by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison is a collaboration with the traditional Irish musical group the Chieftains, released in 1988. It was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland, and reached number 18 in the UK album charts.
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Grave, character-led, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC+
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Tracks
- 1Star of the County Down2:42
- 2Irish Heartbeat3:52
- 3Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta3:32
- 4Raglan Road4:56
- 5She Moved Through the Fair4:47
- 6I’ll Tell Me Ma2:31
- 7Carrickfergus4:25
- 8Celtic Ray3:42
- 9My Lagan Love5:21
- 10Marie’s Wedding3:16
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Morrison, The Chieftains
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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