Home (The Corrs album)
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Home is The Corrs
' fifth studio album. An Irish
-themed album, it includes covers of old Irish songs and traditionals, but also covers of non-Irish songs such as "Heart Like A Wheel". It includes two tracks in Irish
, "Buachaill Ón Éirne" and "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille"; and three instrumentals, "Old Hag (You Killed Me)", "Haste To The Wedding", and "Return From Fingal". Home is compiled through a songbook of the late Jean Corr (their mother). The album was released exactly 10 years after the release of their very first album Forgiven, Not Forgotten
and brings The Corrs back to their roots.
roots, the success of this album and its singles has been poor.
"Old Town" performed poorly in the UK singles charts, just missing out on the top 40 (position in the U.K was #43). The decision to cover and release the song was questioned, with Gareth Maher of CLUAS.com calling it "a disastrous one". The studio recording of "Haste to the Wedding" on Home is sometimes compared unfavorably to the live version on the In Blue
Special Edition.
Despite album and singles sales below expectations, the album did manage to sell over 1 million copies worldwide.
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
' fifth studio album. An Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-themed album, it includes covers of old Irish songs and traditionals, but also covers of non-Irish songs such as "Heart Like A Wheel". It includes two tracks in Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
, "Buachaill Ón Éirne" and "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille"; and three instrumentals, "Old Hag (You Killed Me)", "Haste To The Wedding", and "Return From Fingal". Home is compiled through a songbook of the late Jean Corr (their mother). The album was released exactly 10 years after the release of their very first album Forgiven, Not Forgotten
Forgiven, Not Forgotten
-The Band:*Andrea Corr – lead vocals, tin whistle*Caroline Corr – drums, bodhrán, vocals*Jim Corr – guitar, keyboards, vocals*Sharon Corr – violin, vocals-Featuring:*Simon Phillips – drums*Michael Thompson – guitar*David Foster – keyboards...
and brings The Corrs back to their roots.
Reception
Although The Corrs returned to their IrishIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
roots, the success of this album and its singles has been poor.
"Old Town" performed poorly in the UK singles charts, just missing out on the top 40 (position in the U.K was #43). The decision to cover and release the song was questioned, with Gareth Maher of CLUAS.com calling it "a disastrous one". The studio recording of "Haste to the Wedding" on Home is sometimes compared unfavorably to the live version on the In Blue
In Blue
-Special edition:-The band:*Andrea Corr - lead vocals, tin whistle*Caroline Corr - drums, bodhran, vocals*Jim Corr - guitar, keyboards, vocals*Sharon Corr - violin, vocals-Guest musicians:*Ronan Dooney - trumpet*Paul Duffy - saxophone...
Special Edition.
Despite album and singles sales below expectations, the album did manage to sell over 1 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
- "My Lagan LoveMy Lagan Love"My Lagan Love" is a song to a traditional Irish air collected in 1903 in northern Donegal.The English lyrics have been credited to Joseph Campbell . Campbell was a Belfast man whose grand-parents came from the Irish-speaking area of Flurrybridge, South Armagh. He started collecting songs in County...
" - "Spancill HillSpancill Hill"Spancil Hill" is a song written in a traditional Irish folk style by Michael Considine. It bemoans the plight of the Irish immigrants who so longed for home from their new lives in America, many of whom went to California with the Gold Rush. This song is sung by a man who longs for his home in...
" (includes the instrumental "Rakes of Kildare" from 3:37) - "Peggy GordonPeggy Gordon (song)Peggy Gordon is a Canadian folk song that has become popular in many English-speaking countries. As a folk song it was first collected in the 1950s and 1960s in Canada, mainly in Nova Scotia. Versions of this song, in the form of a vaudeville song, were published in New York from 1880.It has been...
" - "Black Is the Colour"
- "Heart Like a WheelHeart Like a Wheel/Old Town"Heart Like A Wheel"/"Old Town" was a double A-sided single from The Corrs' fifth studio album, Home, released in late 2005. "Heart Like a Wheel" is a cover of the Kate and Anna McGarrigle song, and "Old Town" is a cover version of the Phil Lynott song...
" - "Buachaill Ón Éirne" ("Boy From Erne" - in Irish)
- "Old Hag (You Killed Me)"
- "Moorlough ShoreThe Moorlough Shore-Synopsis:A young man praises the beauties of the countryside and the girl he has fallen in love with. She refuses his advances on the ground that she already loves a sailor. She will wait for her true love for seven years. In frustration the boy leaves his childhood home and sails away, still...
" - "Old TownOld Town (song)- The Corrs version :The Corrs covered "Old Town" on their 1999 appearance on MTV's Unplugged series, and again with a studio recording for their 2005 album Home....
" - "Dimming of the DayDimming of the Day"Dimming of the Day" is a song written by Richard Thompson and performed with his then-wife Linda Thompson on the 1975 album Pour Down Like Silver....
" - "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" ("Bridget O'Malley" - in Irish)
- "Haste to the WeddingHaste to the Wedding (Irish jig)"Haste to the Wedding" is an Irish Jig in D Major with standard AABB format. "The tune 'Come, Haste to the Wedding', of Gaelic origin, was introduced in the pantomime 'The Elopement' in 1767. This version is known as the Manx tune and was printed by the Percy society in 1846...
"- bonus track available on Japanese, limited German, and Spanish release
- "Return From Fingal"
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
44 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 13 |
| Belgium Flemish Albums Chart | 14 |
| Belgium Wallonie Albums Chart | 6 |
| French Albums Chart | 5 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
12 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 21 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
1 |
| Netherlands Albums Chart | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 37 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 26 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 8 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 44 |
| Swiss Albums Charts | 7 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
14 |