Listen (Christy Moore album)
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Listen is an album by Irish folk
singer Christy Moore
, released in Ireland on 17 April 2009 by Columbia Records
. Recorded with long-time accompanist Declan Sinnott
, it is his first studio album since 2005's Burning Times
. The album debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart
.
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
singer Christy Moore
Christy Moore
Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts...
, released in Ireland on 17 April 2009 by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. Recorded with long-time accompanist Declan Sinnott
Declan Sinnott
Declan Sinnott is an Irish musician and producer.Originally from Wexford, where his family ran a record shop in John Street, he came to Dublin in the late sixties. Around 1970 he was a member of the poetry-and-music group Tara Telephone, in which he composed, sang, and played guitar...
, it is his first studio album since 2005's Burning Times
Burning Times (album)
Burning Times is an album by Irish folk singer Christy Moore. The album is dedicated to Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003...
. The album debuted at number one on the 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...
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Track listing
- "Listen" – 2:48
- "Does This Train Stop on Merseyside?" – 3:32
- "Shine On You Crazy DiamondShine On You Crazy Diamond"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition written by Roger Waters, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour. The song is a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett, although it was not originally explicitly written with him in mind. It was first performed on their 1974 French...
" – 5:07 - "The Ballad of Ruby Walsh" – 3:39
- "China Waltz" – 3:11
- "Barrowland" – 3:15
- "Duffy's CutDuffy's CutDuffy's Cut is the name given to a stretch of railroad tracks about 30 miles west of Philadelphia, USA, originally built for the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in the summer and fall of 1832. The line later became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Main Line...
" – 3:30 - "The Disappeared (Los Desaparacidos)" – 3:19
- "Ridin' the High Stool" – 3:04
- "Gortatagort" – 3:42
- "I Will" – 3:05
- "John O'DreamsJohn O'DreamsJohn O'Dreams although often called a traditional Irish song, was written by Bill Caddick, using a tune by Tchaikovsky. The titular central character is equivalent to the Sandman, a fictional character who sends people to sleep...
" – 3:06 - "Rory's Gone" – 3:39