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'''''Magical Ring''''' is the seventh album by [[Ireland|Irish]] [[folk group]] [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]]. Released in 1983, the album features the band's biggest hit single, "[[Theme from Harry's Game]]", which reached number 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 2 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]].
'''''Magical Ring''''' is the seventh album by [[Ireland|Irish]] [[folk group]] [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]], released in 1983. The album features the band's biggest hit single, "[[Theme from Harry's Game]]", which reached number 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/</ref> and number 2 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]].<ref>http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement</ref> Also included are two further singles: "[[I See Red (Jim Rafferty song)|I See Red]]", which reached number 81 in the UK<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/</ref> and number 19 in Ireland,<ref>http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement</ref> and "[[Newgrange (song)|Newgrange]]", which reached number 65 in the UK<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/</ref> and number 30 in Ireland.<ref>http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 21:15, 1 December 2024

Magical Ring
Studio album by
Clannad
Released21 March 1983
Recorded
GenreFolk
Length35:57
LabelRCA
ProducerRichard Dodd
Clannad chronology
Fuaim
(1982) 		Magical Ring
(1983) 		Legend
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Magical Ring is the seventh album by Irish folk group Clannad, released in 1983. The album features the band's biggest hit single, "Theme from Harry's Game", which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart[2] and number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart.[3] Also included are two further singles: "I See Red", which reached number 81 in the UK[4] and number 19 in Ireland,[5] and "Newgrange", which reached number 65 in the UK[6] and number 30 in Ireland.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Theme from Harry's Game" (Pól Brennan, Ciarán Brennan) – 2:30
  2. "Tower Hill" (P. Brennan) – 3:51
  3. "Seachrán Charn tSiail" (Traditional) – 2:20
  4. "Passing Time" (P. Brennan, C. Brennan) – 3:44
  5. "Coinleach Ghlas an Fhómhair" (Traditional) – 5:57
  6. "I See Red" (Jim Rafferty) – 4:23
  7. "Tá 'mé Mo Shuí" (Traditional) – 3:13
  8. "Newgrange" (C. Brennan) – 4:03
  9. "The Fairy Queen" (Traditional) – 2:40
  10. "Thíos Fá'n Chósta" (P. Brennan, C. Brennan, Pádraig Duggan) – 3:16
  11. "Coinleach Glas an Fhómhair - Cantoma Mix" (bonus track available only on 2003 Deluxe Edition) - 6:22

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

  • Ed Deane – electric guitar
  • James Delaney – synthesizers, keyboards
  • Alan Dunn – accordion
  • Charlie Morgan – drums
  • Pádraig O'Donnell – vocals
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion

Production

  • Richard Dodd – engineer, producer
  • Austin Ince – engineer
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography
  • Rob O'Connor – design

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 26

Singles

  1. "Theme from Harry's Game"
  2. "I See Red"
  3. "Newgrange"

References

  1. ^ Magical Ring at AllMusic
  2. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/
  3. ^ http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement
  4. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/
  5. ^ http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement
  6. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/
  7. ^ http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement


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