Distant Shore is the second solo album by Irish singer Órla Fallon. It was released in September 2009 under label Spring Hill Music Group.[1] It was also released in 2010 under the label Green Hill Music on 20 April 2010.[2]
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| Released | September 2009 | |||
| Studio | Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) Dark Horse Studios ( Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Label | Spring Hill, Green Hill Music | |||
| Producer | Dan Shea Eoghan O'Neill | |||
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The album was produced by Dan Shea and Eoghan O'Neill. It was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland and at Dark Horse Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
The album "mixes traditional, contemporary, and original compositions."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title[5] | Composer(s) / Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1 | Who Knows? | Peter Eades, Orla Fallon[6] | 4:37 |
| 2 | Distant Shore | Dan Shea, John Bettis | 4:29 |
| 3 | Dancing In The Moonlight | Orla Fallon[4] | 3:56 |
| 4 | My Land | Secret Garden (Rolf Lovland, Alana Graham, Brendan Graham) | 3:56 |
| 5 | Shooting Star | Peter Eades, Orla Fallon | 3:15 |
| 6 | Bean An Ti | Eoghan O'Neill, Des Moore[7] | 2:51 |
| 7 | Always There | Secret Garden (Rolf Lovland, Brendan Graham) | 4:08 |
| 8 | Voices On The Wind | Little Feat[2] | 4:47 |
| 9 | Simple Love | Sarah Siskind[2] | 4:30 |
| 10 | My Waking World | Ray Fean[8] | 3:55 |
| 11 | Eleanor Plunkett: Trip To Shanbally, Michael O'Dwyer's | Turlough O'Carolan, Eoghan O'Neill, Des Moore[9] | 4:43 |
| 12 | You'll Never Be The Sun | Donagh Long[10] | 4:05 |
| 13 | Hard Times | Stephen Foster[4] | 3:44 |
Note: Track 5 is a song that was originally written earlier for the 2005/2006 Celtic Woman world tours.
Personnel
edit- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dan Shea - acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, keyboards
- Des Moore - acoustic guitar
- Noel Eccles - percussion
- Jim Brickman - piano
- Dónal Lunny - bouzouki
- Liam Bradley
- Orla Fallon - vocals, harp, background vocals
- Feargal Murray
- Máíire Breatnach - fiddle, viola
- Robbie Harris - bodhran
- Alan Smale - strings
- Beth "Diva" Davis
- David James, Jr.
- Missi Hale - background vocals
- Todd Denman - whistling, pipe
References
edit- ^ Orla Fallon (2009-09-22), Distant Shore, Spring Hill, ASIN B002LB6ELA
- ^ a b c d "Orla Fallon - Distant Shore CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ Jones, Tyler. "Orla Fallon". Vitality Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Orla Fallon - Distant Shore (Album Review)". www.musicbox-online.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ Orla Fallon (2009-09-22), Distant Shore, Spring Hill, ASIN B002LB6ELA
- ^ Órla Fallon - Topic (2014-11-07), Who Knows?, retrieved 2016-03-28
- ^ Órla Fallon - Topic (2014-11-07), Bean An Ti, retrieved 2016-03-28
- ^ Órla Fallon - Topic (2014-11-08), My Waking World, retrieved 2016-03-28
- ^ Órla Fallon - Topic (2014-11-07), Eleanor Plunkett: Trip to Shanbally, Michael O'Dwyer's, retrieved 2016-03-28
- ^ Órla Fallon - Topic (2014-11-08), You'll Never Be The Sun, retrieved 2016-03-28