Clannad (album)
| Clannad | ||||
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| Released | Aug. 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Eamonn Andrews Studios, Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Genre | Irish traditional, folk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 38:26 (41:08 with bonus track) | |||
| Label | Philips Ireland Royal Records International | |||
| Producer | John Cunan | |||
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Clannad is the debut album by Irish group Clannad. It was released in 1973 by Philips Records Ireland. For the Canadian and some other markets, it was reissued in 1982 under the title The Pretty Maid. In 1997, it was released on CD for the first time by Royal Records International, again under the title Clannad, with a bonus track from 1975.
The album features songs in both Irish Gaelic and English, including a cover version of Bonnie Dobson's "Morning Dew", as well as many traditional Irish songs, in styles including folk acoustic, and folk rock with some jazz elements.