A Terrible Beauty is a studio album by Irish folk singer Christy Moore, released in 2024 by Claddagh Records.[1][2] The album is dedicated to the Irish journalist Tommie Gorman and to music promoter Vince Power.[3]
| A Terrible Beauty | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2024 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Claddagh Records | |||
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The video for the first track "Boy in the Wild" was directed and produced by Ellius Grace, and stars the Irish actor Liam Cunningham as the father, and the IFTA-nominated young actor Ollie West as his son.[4]
Track listing
edit- "Boy in the Wild" (Wally Page)
- "Sunflower" (Mike Harding)
- "Black & Amber" (Briany Brannigan)
- "Lemon Sevens" (Briany Brannigan)
- "Broomielaw" (Traditional/Christy Moore)
- "Cumann na Mná" (Mick Blake/Christy Moore)
- "The Rock" (Cathal Hayden/Christy Moore)
- "The Life and Soul" (Christy Moore)
- "Lyra McKee" (James Cramer)
- "Darkness Before Dawn" (Pete Kavanagh)
- "The Big Marquee" (Christy Moore)
- "Palestine" (Jim Page)
- "Snowflakes" (Martin Leahy)[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums (OCC)[6] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] | 21 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8] | 30 |
References
edit- ^ "Christy Moore: A Terrible Beauty review – Hits the bull's-eye again and again". irishtimes.com. 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Christy Moore: A Terrible Beauty review – stirring tales of the polemical and the personal". theguardian.com. 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Christy Moore — a magical beauty is born". irishexaminer.com. 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Christy Moore to share second ever music video starring Liam Cunningham and Ollie West". imro.ie. 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Reviews Christy Moore – A Terrible Beauty". klofmag.com.
- ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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