The Essential Chieftains is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Chieftains first released in 2006. It is part of the ongoing 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series, their last release for RCA ending a 20-year history since signing with the label in 1986.
Track listing
Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots
- "Lots of Drops of Brandy" â 3:43
- "O'Sullivan's March (The Theme from Rob Roy)" â 3:59
- "An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set" â 5:57
- "Carolan's Concerto" â 3:05
- "The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle" â 2:51
- "Sea Image" â 6:11
- "Boil the Breakfast Early" â 3:55
- "The Women of Ireland (The Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew" â 5:15
- "Full of Joy" â 2:31
- "The Green Fields of America" â 5:39
- "Santiago de Cuba" â 3:39
- "The Donegal Set" â 5:46
- "Jabadaw" â 3:06
- "The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve" â 3:06
- "The French March" â 4:51
- "The Stone" â 6:23
- "The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)" with James Galway - 4:29
- "Chasing the Fox" (From the Ballad of the Irish Horse) â 3:26
Disc 2: The Chieftains and Friends
- "I Know My Love" (with The Corrs) â 3:52
- "Shenandoah" (with Van Morrison) â 3:52
- "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller) â 3:13
- "Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House in Connaught (Reels)" (with Béla Fleck) â 4:14
- "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor) â 5:20
- "Red Is the Rose" (with Nanci Griffith) â 3:25
- "The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff" (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) â 3:16
- "Lambs In the Greenfields" (with Emmylou Harris) â 3:21
- "Guadalupe " (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos) â 2:51
- "Mo Ghile Mear - Our Hero" (with Sting) â 3:20
- "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (with Ricky Skaggs) â 2:42
- "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss) â 4:45
- "Long Journey Home (Anthem)" (with Elvis Costello & Anúna) â 4:17
- "The Rocky Road To Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) (not on all releases) â 5:03
- "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) â 4:37
- "The Rebel Jesus" (with Jackson Browne) â 3:49
- "Il Est Né/ÃÂa Berger" (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) â 5:19
- "Jimmy Mó MhÃÂle Stór" (with The Rankins) â 4:37
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