Tears of Stone (album)

Tears of Stone
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Studio album by
The Chieftains
Released22 February 1999
GenreFolk
Length68:43
LabelBMG
ProducerPaddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome
(1998) 		Tears of Stone
(1999) 		Water from the Well
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tears of Stone is an album by the Chieftains, released in 1999. Each track features a different female guest artist or group, with the exception of Jim Corr of the Corrs, Jimmy and John of the Rankins and longtime Bonnie Raitt bassist James Hutchinson. Guests are listed below in parentheses.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Never Give All the Heart" – 2:50 (Anúna and Brenda Fricker)
  2. "A Stór Mo Chroí" – 3:46 (Bonnie Raitt)
  3. "The Lowlands of Holland" – 3:46 (Natalie Merchant)
  4. "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:59 (Joni Mitchell backing vocals Screaming Orphans)
  5. "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" – 4:37 (The Rankin Family)
  6. "I Know My Love" – 3:54 (The Corrs)
  7. "Factory Girl" – 4:23 (Sinéad O'Connor)
  8. "Deserted Soldier" – 4:39 (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
  9. "Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure" – 4:33 (Loreena McKennitt)
  10. "Sake in the Jar" – 4:28 (Akiko Yano)
  11. "Raglan Road" – 6:19 (Joan Osborne)
  12. "Siúil A Rún" – 4:35 (Sissel Kyrkjebø)
  13. "The Fiddling Ladies" – 10:23 (Natalie MacMaster, Eileen Ivers, Máire Breatnach, and Annbjørg Lien)
  14. "Danny Boy" – 5:28 (Diana Krall)[3]

The version released in China also included a bonus track, "Tear Lake", featuring Chinese singer Dadawa.

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[4] 47

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 60,000^
United States — 320,000[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Susan Cruickshank. "Tears of Stone - The Chieftains - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ Sexton, Paul (2000). "Chieftains Get Back To Their Roots". Billboard. London: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 112 (4): 17. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ McCourt, Malachy (2001). Danny Boy: The Legend Of The Beloved Irish Ballad. Running Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7624-1124-5.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 57.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – The Chieftains – Tears of Stone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tears of Stone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2019.