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| Name = Sirius
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| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Clannad]]
| name = Sirius
| Cover = Clannad-Sirius-cover.jpg
| type = studio
| Released = 1987
| artist = [[Clannad]]
| cover = Clannad-Sirius-cover.jpg
| Recorded = April 25,–July 20, 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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| Producer = [[Greg Ladanyi]] and [[Russ Kunkel]]
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| Last album = ''[[Macalla]]''<br />(1985)|
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
This album = '''''Sirius'''''<br />(1987)|
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| length = 42:25
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Next album = ''[[Atlantic Realm]]''<br />(1988)|
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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| producer = [[Greg Ladanyi]] and [[Russ Kunkel]]
| 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 [[Ireland|Irish]] [[folk 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==
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# "Skellig" (C. Brennan) – 4:46
# "Skellig" (C. Brennan) – 4:46
# "Stepping Stone" (P. Brennan) – 3:53
# "Stepping Stone" (P. Brennan) – 3:53
# "[[White Fool]]" (P. Brennan) – 4:38
# "White Fool" - feat. [[Steve Perry]] (P. Brennan) – 4:38
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]" (C. Brennan) – 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]]" (C. Brennan) – 3:32
# "[[Live and Learn (Clannad song)|Live and Learn]]" (C. Brennan) – 3:32
# "Many Roads" (C. Brennan) – 3:25
# "Many Roads" (C. Brennan) – 3:25
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==Singles==
==Singles==
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]"
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]"
# "[[White Fool]]"
# "White Fool"


==References==
==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

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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

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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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