Celtic Woman (album)

2005 studio album by Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman

Studio album by

Celtic Woman

Released| 1 March 2005
Recorded| September 2004
Genre| Celtic, new-age, world, classical
Language| English, Irish, Latin, Italian
Label| Manhattan
Producer| David Downes
Celtic Woman chronology
|  | Celtic Woman
(2005)  | Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration
(2006)

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Celtic Woman is the debut album released by the group Celtic Woman.

## Background

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The group first featured on a musical special of the same name on American television broadcaster PBS, which filmed the group's concert at the Helix Theatre in Dublin, Ireland in September 2004 and broadcast it in March 2005 in the United States. With the help of the special, which was later made available on DVD, the group reached number one on the Billboard World Music charts within weeks of their debut, and remained there for a record eighty-six weeks.[1][2] This success led the group's composer and musical director, David Downes, to adopt the title of "Celtic Woman" as their permanent name. Although originally intended as a one-time-only event, the group's music was so warmly received by the public that they immediately followed up with their first concert tour in the United States and Japan.[3]

The album and special feature vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt, all of whom had never previously performed together prior to the group's formation.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Performer(s)| Length

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1.| "Last Rose of Summer (Intro) / Walking in the Air"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes), Howard Blake| Chloë Agnew| 04:22
2.| "May It Be"| Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan| Lisa Kelly| 03:47
3.| "Isle of Innisfree"| Dick Farrelly| Órla Fallon| 03:28
4.| "Danny Boy"| Frederic Weatherly| Méav Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:26
5.| "One World"| David Downes, Shay Healy| Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:50
6.| "Ave Maria"| Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod| Agnew| 02:56
7.| "Send Me a Song"| David Downes, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill| Kelly| 04:23
8.| "Siúil a Rún (Walk My Love)"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Fallon| 03:17
9.| "Orinoco Flow"| Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan| Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:32
10.| "Someday"| Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz| Agnew| 04:22
11.| "She Moved Thru' the Fair"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:31
12.| "Nella Fantasia"| Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferraú| Agnew| 03:42
13.| "The Butterfly"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt)| Máiréad Nesbitt| 03:02
14.| "Harry's Game"| Moya Brennan, Ciarán Brennan| Fallon| 02:32
15.| "The Soft Goodbye"| David Downes, David Agnew, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill, Barry McCrea| Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:59
16.| "You Raise Me Up"| Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland| Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha| 04:34
17.| "The Ashoken Farewell / The Contradiction" (Bonus live track)| Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt)| Nesbitt| 04:10
18.| "Sí do Mhaimeo Í (The Wealthy Widow)" (Bonus live track)| Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha)| Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha| 02:17

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19.| "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Live)| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Agnew, Fallon, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha| 04:24
20.| "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" (Live)| Michael William Balfe, Alfred Bunn| Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:38

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1.| "Last Rose of Summer (Intro)/Walking in the Air"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes), Howard Blake| Chloë Agnew| 04:22
2.| "Danny Boy"| Frederic Weatherly| Méav Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:26
3.| "The Butterfly"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt)| Máiréad Nesbitt| 03:02
4.| "Siúil a Rún (Walk My Love)"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Órla Fallon| 03:17
5.| "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Agnew, Fallon, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha| 04:24
6.| "May it Be" (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)| Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan| Lisa Kelly| 03:47
7.| "Isle of Innisfree" (from The Quiet Man)| Dick Farrelly| Fallon| 03:28
8.| "Ave Maria"| Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod| Agnew, Fallon| 02:56
9.| "Sí do Mhaimeo Í (The Wealthy Widow)"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha)| Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha| 02:17
10.| "My Lagan Love"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Nesbitt| 02:02
11.| "Somewhere" (from West Side Story)| Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim| Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 02:03
12.| "The Soft Goodbye"| David Downes, David Agnew, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill, Barry McCrea| Agnew, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:59
13.| "She Moved Thru' the Fair"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes)| Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:31
14.| "Send Me a Song"| David Downes, Caítriona Ní Dhubhghaill| Kelly| 04:23
15.| "Someday" (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame)| Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz| Agnew| 04:30
16.| "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls"| Michael William Balfe, Alfred Bunn| Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:38
17.| "Orinoco Flow"| Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan| Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 04:00
18.| "The Ashoken Farewell / The Contradiction"| Traditional (arranged by David Downes and Máiréad Nesbitt)| Nesbitt| 05:20
19.| "Harry's Game" (from Harry's Game)| Moya Brennan, Ciarán Brennan| Fallon| 02:42
20.| "Nella Fantasia"| Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferraú| Agnew| 04:00
21.| "One World"| David Downes, Shay Healy| Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha| 03:50
22.| "You Raise Me Up"| Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland| Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha| 04:34

## Personnel

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Note: All information from liner notes.[4]

Celtic Woman

* Chloë Agnew \- vocals
* Órla Fallon \- vocals, harp
* Lisa Kelly \- vocals
* Máiréad Nesbitt \- fiddle
* Méav Ní Mhaolchatha \- vocals

Musicians

* David Downes \- keyboards (1, 5, 8-9), piano (7, 13, 15-17), celesta (10), harpsichord (12), whistle (1, 7), low whistle (15)
* David Agnew - oboe (12)
* Andrew Boland - percussion (13)
* Robbie Casserly - bodhrán (17), percussion (5, 8-9, 11, 13, 15-16, 18)
* Ray Fean - bodhrán (17), percussion (5, 8-9, 11, 13, 15-16, 18)
* Martin Johnson - solo cello
* Andrea Malir - harp (6)
* Des Moore - guitar (5, 8, 10, 12, 15-16)
* John O'Brien - uilleann pipes (9, 16), low whistle (14)
* Eoghan O'Neill - bass guitar (1, 5, 7-11, 13, 15-16)

The Irish Film Orchestra

* John Page - conductor (1-3, 5, 7-12, 14-16)
* David Downes - arrangements, orchestrations (1-3, 5, 7-12, 14-16)

Aontas Choral Ensemble

* Rosemary Collier - director (2, 4-5, 8-11, 14-16, 18)
* Conor O'Reilly - arrangements (4)

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2005–06)  | Peak
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5] | 55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 29
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 144
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 20
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] | 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 27
US Billboard 200[16] | 53
US World Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2006)  | Position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] | 93

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[19] | 2× Platinum  | 30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[20] | Gold  | 100,000‡
Ireland (IRMA)[21] | Gold  | 7,500^
Japan (RIAJ)[22] | Platinum  | 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] | Platinum  | 1,029,000[23]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "About". www.celticwoman.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
2. ^ Gilbert, Andrew (10 May 2009). "Irish sensation Celtic Woman brings its invasion to Seattle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
3. ^ "Celtic Woman members get along harmoniously". LiveDaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
4. ^ Celtic Woman. "Celtic Woman". EMI/Manhattan. 2004.
5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 54.
6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman" (in German). Hung Medien.
7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman" (in French). Hung Medien.
9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman". Hung Medien.
11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
12. ^ "Charts.nz – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman". Hung Medien.
13. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman". Hung Medien.
14. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman". Hung Medien.
15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman". Hung Medien.
16. ^ "Celtic Woman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
17. ^ "Celtic Woman Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.
18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2006". Ultratop. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Celtic Woman; 'Celtic Woman')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
21. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.
22. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 May 2019. Select 2007年6月 on the drop-down menu
23. ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
24. ^ "American album certifications – Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Celtic Woman

* Máiréad Carlin
* Tara McNeill
* Emma Warren
* Muirgen O'Mahony

* Chloë Agnew
* Éabha McMahon
* Órla Fallon
* Lynn Hilary
* Lisa Kelly
* Lisa Lambe
* Susan McFadden
* Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
* Máiréad Nesbitt
* Deirdre Shannon
* Alex Sharpe
* Hannah Traynor
* Megan Walsh
* Hayley Westenra

Albums|

* Celtic Woman (2005)
* A Christmas Celebration (2006)
* A New Journey (2007)
* The Greatest Journey (2008)
* Songs from the Heart (2010)
* Lullaby (2011)
* Believe (2012)
* Home for Christmas (2012)
* Emerald – Musical Gems (2014)
* Destiny (2015)
* Voices of Angels (2016)
* The Best of Christmas (2017)
* Homecoming – Live from Ireland (2018)
* Ancient Land (2018)
* The Magic of Christmas (2019)
* Celebration: 15 Years of Music and Magic (2020)
* Postcards from Ireland (2021)

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