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| Name = Sirius
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| Type = studio
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| name = Sirius
| Artist = [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]]
| Cover = Clannad-Sirius-cover.jpg
| type = studio
| Released = 1987
| artist = [[Clannad]]
| cover = Clannad-Sirius-cover.jpg
| Recorded = 25 April - 20 July 1987 at Woodtown Manor, [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], [[Rockfield Studios]], [[Monmouth]], [[Wales]], Livingston Studios, [[London]], [[England]] and [[Angel Studios]], London, England
| Genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
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| Length = 42:25
| released = 26 October 1987
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| recorded = 25 April – 20 July 1987
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| venue =
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| Producer = [[Greg Ladanyi]] and [[Russ Kunkel]]
| studio = {{hlist|Woodtown Manor (Dublin)|[[Rockfield Studios|Rockfield]] ([[Rockfield, Monmouthshire|Rockfield]], [[Wales]])|[[Livingston Recording Studios|Livingston]] (London, England)|[[Angel Recording Studios|Angel]] (London, England)}}
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| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r102949|pure_url=yes}}]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| Last album = ''[[Macalla]]''<br />(1985) |
| length = 42:25
This album = '''''Sirius'''''<br />(1987) |
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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Next album = ''[[Atlantic Realm]]<br />(1988)|
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| producer = [[Greg Ladanyi]] and [[Russ Kunkel]]
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| prev_title = [[Macalla]]
| prev_year = 1985
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| next_title = [[Atlantic Realm]]
| next_year = 1988
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r102949}}</ref>
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'''''Sirius''''' is the tenth album by Irish folk group [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]], released in 1987. It features several guest artists such as [[Bruce Hornsby]], [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]] and [[J. D. Souther]].
'''''Sirius''''' is the tenth album by [[Ireland|Irish]] [[folk group]] [[Clannad]], released in 1987. It features several guest artists such as [[Bruce Hornsby]], [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]] and [[JD Souther]].


==Cover==
==Cover==
The cover of ''Sirius'' shows a newly-blonde [[Moya Brennan]] with the rest of Clannad standing beside a [[waterfall]] in their hometown of [[Gweedore]] (''Gaoth Dobhair'').
The cover of ''Sirius'' shows a newly blonde [[Moya Brennan]] with the rest of Clannad standing beside a [[waterfall]] on the River Crolly in their hometown of [[Gweedore]] (''Gaoth Dobhair'').

==Reception==
[[Ty Burr]] at ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote, "The production runs thick and deep, and that’s both good and bad. The effect is like a beautiful antique table that some schmoe decided to cover with three layers of Lucite varnish. I mean, I like this album, but it took me about ten listens to get past the production and figure that out."<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | title=Spins|author=Ty Burr | date=June 1988|issue=36|page=75}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "In Search of a Heart" – 3:53
# "In Search of a Heart" (Pól Brennan) – 3:53
# "Second Nature" – 3:20
# "Second Nature" (Ciarán Brennan) – 3:20
# "Turning Tide" – 4:39
# "Turning Tide" (P. Brennan) – 4:39
# "Skellig" – 4:46
# "Skellig" (C. Brennan) – 4:46
# "Stepping Stone" – 3:53
# "Stepping Stone" (P. Brennan) – 3:53
# "[[White Fool]]" – 4:38
# "White Fool" - feat. [[Steve Perry]] (P. Brennan) – 4:38
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]" – 4:47
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]" - Duet with [[Bruce Hornsby]] (C. Brennan) – 4:47
# "[[Live and Learn (Clannad song)|Live and Learn]]" – 3:32
# "[[Live and Learn (Clannad song)|Live and Learn]]" (C. Brennan) – 3:32
# "Many Roads" – 3:25
# "Many Roads" (C. Brennan) – 3:25
# "Sirius" – 5:33
# "Sirius" (P. Brennan) – 5:33

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;2003 re-master bonus tracks

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11. "The Hunter" – 4:08 (single version) [original album version on ''Past Present'']


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12. "World of Difference" – 4:01 [from the album ''Past Present'']
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'''2003 re-master bonus tracks'''
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11 "The Hunter" - 4:08 [released as single from the album 'past present']
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12 "World Of Difference" - 4:01 [from the album 'past present]


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|align="left"|U.S ''Billboard'' [[Billboard 200]]
|align="left"|U.S ''Billboard'' [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
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==External links==
==Singles==
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]"
* [http://www.clannad.org.uk/music/album-sirius/ This album at Northern Skyline]
# "White Fool"

==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 13 September 2024

Sirius
Studio album by
Clannad
Released26 October 1987
Recorded25 April – 20 July 1987
Studio
GenreFolk
Length42:25
LabelRCA
ProducerGreg Ladanyi and Russ Kunkel
Clannad chronology
Macalla
(1985) 		Sirius
(1987) 		Atlantic Realm
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sirius is the tenth album by Irish folk group Clannad, released in 1987. It features several guest artists such as Bruce Hornsby, Steve Perry and JD Souther.

Cover

[edit]

The cover of Sirius shows a newly blonde Moya Brennan with the rest of Clannad standing beside a waterfall on the River Crolly in their hometown of Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair).

Reception

[edit]

Ty Burr at Spin wrote, "The production runs thick and deep, and that’s both good and bad. The effect is like a beautiful antique table that some schmoe decided to cover with three layers of Lucite varnish. I mean, I like this album, but it took me about ten listens to get past the production and figure that out."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "In Search of a Heart" (Pól Brennan) – 3:53
  2. "Second Nature" (Ciarán Brennan) – 3:20
  3. "Turning Tide" (P. Brennan) – 4:39
  4. "Skellig" (C. Brennan) – 4:46
  5. "Stepping Stone" (P. Brennan) – 3:53
  6. "White Fool" - feat. Steve Perry (P. Brennan) – 4:38
  7. "Something to Believe In" - Duet with Bruce Hornsby (C. Brennan) – 4:47
  8. "Live and Learn" (C. Brennan) – 3:32
  9. "Many Roads" (C. Brennan) – 3:25
  10. "Sirius" (P. Brennan) – 5:33
2003 re-master bonus tracks

11. "The Hunter" – 4:08 (single version) [original album version on Past Present]

12. "World of Difference" – 4:01 [from the album Past Present]

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S Billboard Billboard 200 183
UK Albums Chart 34

Singles

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  1. "Something to Believe In"
  2. "White Fool"

References

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  1. ^ Sirius at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ty Burr (June 1988). "Spins". Spin. No. 36. p. 75.



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