Home (Corrs album)

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Home is The Corrs' fifth studio album. An Irish-themed album, it includes covers of old Irish songs and traditionals, but also covers of non-Irish songs, like 'Heart Like A Wheel'. It includes 2 tracks in Gaelic ("Buachaill On Eirne" & "Brid Og Ni Mhaille") and 3 instrumentals ("Old Hag", "Haste To The Wedding", "Return To Fingall"). "Home" is compiled through a songbook of the late Jean Corr (their mother). The album was released exactly 10 years after the release of their very first album "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" and brings the Corrs back to their roots.

From The Corrs' Official Site:

One year after their last studio album, The Corrs are returning full circle with their latest album Home, to be released by Atlantic Records on September 26th.

As the title suggests, The Corrs are back to fond beginnings, defining a journey that began 15 years ago. It is a record that is held close to the band's hearts, compiled through a songbook of the late Jean Corr, and brought to life by the band's urge to bring new interpretations to traditional Irish songs.

It was Caroline Corr who first suggested a return to traditional form, since “everywhere we go in the world we are asked to do more Irish music.” Featuring the BBC Radio 2 Concert Orchestra and working with orchestral arranger Fiachra Trench and producer Mitchell Froom, who has worked with The Corrs on three previous albums, the band set out to create an eclectic mixture of songs and instrumental airs.

Recorded over six months, the making of the album became a journey in uniting both old and new. Traditional Irish songs were carefully chosen, and set to new arrangements, whilst remaining true and faithful to the core emotion of the originals. The mixture of traditional and contemporary, is one that is truly celebrated throughout Home. Whereas the predominantly Irish songs are interpreted in a contemporary way, other songs such as ‘Heart Like A Wheel’, originally written by Anna McGarrigle, remain strongly Irish in sound and spirit. This spirit shines through in tracks such as ‘Buachaill On Eirne’ which is one of two tracks sung in Gaelic; a true testament to the integrity of this album, and its desire to bring together Ireland’s past, present and future.

Track Listing

"My Lagan Love"
"Spancill Hill"
"Peggy Gordon"
"Black Is The Colour"
"Heart Like A Wheel"
"Buachaill On Eirne" (in Gaelic)
"Old Hag" (instrumental)
"Moorlough Shore"
"Old Town"
"Dimming Of The Day"
"Brid Og Ni Mhaille" (in Gaelic)
"Haste To The Wedding" (instrumental)
*bonus track available on Japanese and limited German release
"Return To Fingall" (instrumental) [bonus track]

Release details

2005, UK, Atlantic Records 5101102932, Release Date 26 September 2005, CD
2005, Japan, Wea WPCR-12164, Release Date 28 September 2005, CD (with bonus track)
2005, Taiwan, Warners 5051011029325, Release Date ? ? 2005, CD

The Corrs

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