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1995 studio album by The Chieftains
The Long Black Veil
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released24 January 1995
Studio
GenreFolk
Length58:51
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerPaddy Moloney (with Chris Kimsey and Ry Cooder)
The Chieftains chronology
The Celtic Harp: A Tribute to Edward Bunting
(1993) 		The Long Black Veil
(1995) 		Film Cuts
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone

The Long Black Veil is an album by the traditional Irish folk band The Chieftains. Released in 1995, it is one of the most popular and best-selling albums by the band. It reached number 17 in the album charts. The band teamed up with well-known musicians such as Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison. The album went gold in the U.S. and Australia, and Double-Platinum in Ireland. One of the tracks, "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", sung and written by Van Morrison, won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996.

Credited collaborators include Marianne Faithfull, Mark Knopfler, Mick Jagger, Ry Cooder, Sinéad O'Connor, Sting, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Van Morrison and Arty McGlynn.

The Tennessee Waltz/Mazurka was recorded at Frank Zappa's studio not long before he died. There is video evidence (available as a bootleg called 'Salad Party') that additional material was recorded during this session, though The Chieftains have not released this material.

Track listing

  1. "Mo Ghile Mear" (Our Hero) (with Sting & Anúna) – 3:22
  2. "The Long Black Veil" (with Mick Jagger) – 3:38
  3. "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 5:20
  4. "Have I Told You Lately" (with Van Morrison) – 4:40
  5. "Changing Your Demeanour" – 3:16
  6. "The Lily of the West" (with Mark Knopfler) – 5:10
  7. "Coast of Malabar" (with Ry Cooder) – 6:01
  8. "Dunmore Lassies" (with Ry Cooder) – 5:14
  9. "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:36
  10. "He Moved through the Fair" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 4:54
  11. "Ferny Hill" – 3:43
  12. "Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka" (with Tom Jones) – 3:58
  13. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) – 5:06

Personnel

The Chieftains
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) 11

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 692,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Sources and links

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ Hitchner, Earle (1 March 2005). "St. Patrick's Day 2005: Chieftains march on. Moloney says band won't replace Bell". The Irish Echo.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 57.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. "British album certifications – The Chieftains – The Long Black Veil". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. "American album certifications – The Chieftains – The Long Black Veil". Recording Industry Association of America.
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