Musicians:
Declan Sinnott (electric, acoustic & slide guitars, sitar drone, harmony vocals),
Pat Crowley (piano, Rhodes piano, accordian & harmony vocals),
Dave Early (drums, percussion),
Garvan Gallagher (bass guitar, double bass, electric bass),
Frank Gallagher (synth, solo viola, whistle, harmony vocals),
Carl Geraghty (baritone sax, tenor sax, soprano saxophone),
Stephen McDonnell (trumpets & flugelhorns on "In A Dream"),
Liam Bradley (harmony vocals on "Soul Sister"),
Mary Black (tambourine, harmony vocals)
Track Listing:
The Circus - Noel Brazil (4:08)
In A Dream - Noel Brazil (3:39)
Wonder Child - Jimmy MacCarthy (3:55)
Soul Sister - Shane Howard (4:07)
All That Hammering - John Gorka (3:04)
Donegal Breeze - Kevin Doherty(4:41)
A Stone's Throw From the Soul - Noel Brazil (3:14)
Free As A Stone - Shane Howard (3:48)
Roisin - Noel Brazil (4:08)
Looking Forward - John Gorka (3:35)
Gabriel - Shane Howard (4:39)
Raven In the Storm - John Gorka & Geoff Bartley (3:47)
The Japanese pressing on meldac contains track #13 as follows:
Only A Woman's Heart - Eleanor McEvoy (3:49),
featuring Emmylou Harris
Bill Shanley (guitar),
Jim Tate (bass),
Noel Eccles (drums and percussion),
Mary Black and Emmylou Harris (vocals) Engineered by Pearse Dunne Remixed by Pearse Dunne
[Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Ringsend Road, Dublin,
November 1994 and Spring 1995 except for tracks 6, 9, 11 & 12,
recorded at Sulan Studios, Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, Summer 1994.]
Album Credits:
Produced by Declan Sinnott, assisted by
Mary Black & Billy Robinson
Recorded and mixed by: Billy Robinson,
Assisted by: Rob Kirwan, Conan Doyle & Alistair McMillan.
Thanks to Chris & Tadhg at Sulan Studios.
Photography: Mike Bunn
Design: Derry O'Connor
Artwork: Dave Molholland
Colour Tinting: Marie Reilly, Photographics
Colour Separations by: Cosmon
Other album notes:
"This is the seventh solo album and for the first time I would like to
express my long overdue thanks to: Hazel Reynolds, Janice L'estrange,
Pat Armstrong, Paddy Prendergast, Steve Fernie, Ned and all at Grapevine,
Mike Curb, Claire West and all at Curb Atlantic, Lois & Bill Straw,
Yoko Nozaki, Mr. Fujimoto, Magne Sand and all at Arcade, Annie
Gribbon, Anthony Murray, Ian Brady and all at Cats, Kevin Cunningham,
Katie Brady, Cathy Sinnott, Dominique Farrell, Gary O'Connor, Doll,
Marie and Maeve, Sean and Roisin Knox, Damien McCollum, Trevor
Plunkett, Billy Adie and Morgan McCarthy."
"Special thanks to: J.P., Paul and Joe O'Reilly. All my
family especially Mam and three great kids -- Conor, Danny & Roisin."
"To Dec, for the memories, magic and support over the last 13 years, love and thanks."
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