Greatest Hits

Performer: Clannad
Artist: Bono; Bruce Hornsby
Engineer: Greg Ladanyi; Kevin Maloney; Martin Pearson; Paul Cobbold; Paul Thomas; Richard Dodd; Shep Lonsdale; Austin Ince
Producer: Greg Ladanyi; Kevin Maloney; Richard Dodd; Ron Kurz; Russ Kunkel; Steve Nye; Tony Clarke; Paul Williams (Compilation); Paul Williams (Compilation)
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Clannad includes: Maire Brennan (vocals). Additional personnel includes: Bono, Bruce Hornsby. Personnel: Bruce Hornsby (vocals, piano); Bono (vocals). Audio Mixer: Greg Ladanyi. Liner Note Author: Michael Hill. Director: Dalita Keumurian. Arranger: Clannad. Clannad started out like many Irish traditional folk bands. Some of their early material for Gael-Linn Records could have been mistaken for The Chieftains or other traditionalists. However, their signing to RCA Records, and their 1982 hit "Theme From Harry's Game," catapulted them to the top of the UK pop charts. Most importantly, Clannad was one of the first Irish bands to delve into ambient music. On GREATEST HITS, we hear some of Clannad's best-loved songs, including the previously mentioned "Theme from Harry's Game." This song, written for a popular BBC television program, is probably Clannad's most moving, haunting composition. The choir-like vocals and the huge reverb transport the listener into verdant harmonic pastures. Other songs, such as "Something to Believe In," are as pop as pop gets, but their arrangement of the traditional tune "The Fairy Queen" harks back to Clannad's original folk roots.

Clannad began in 1970 as a traditional Irish folk group in the vein of Planxty or the Chieftans. The band eventually began incorporating a slicker, more atmospheric production aesthetic, evolving into creators of new age pop/Celtic soundscapes. They're as well known for their television and movie soundtracks as they are for their own albums. Both vocalist Maire Brennan and her sister Enya were able to use Clannad as a springboard for successful solo work.

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