Sirius (Clannad album)

Sirius
Studio album by
Released26 October 1987
Recorded25 April – 20 July 1987
Studio
GenreFolk
Length42:25
LabelRCA
ProducerGreg Ladanyi and Russ Kunkel
Clannad chronology
Macalla
(1985)
Sirius
(1987)
Atlantic Realm
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sirius is the tenth album by Irish folk group Clannad, released in 1987. It features several guest artists such as Bruce Hornsby, Steve Perry and JD Souther.

Cover

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The cover of Sirius shows a newly blonde Moya Brennan with the rest of Clannad standing beside a waterfall on the River Crolly in their hometown of Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair).

Reception

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Ty Burr at Spin wrote, "The production runs thick and deep, and that’s both good and bad. The effect is like a beautiful antique table that some schmoe decided to cover with three layers of Lucite varnish. I mean, I like this album, but it took me about ten listens to get past the production and figure that out."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "In Search of a Heart" (Pól Brennan) – 3:53
  2. "Second Nature" (Ciarán Brennan) – 3:20
  3. "Turning Tide" (P. Brennan) – 4:39
  4. "Skellig" (C. Brennan) – 4:46
  5. "Stepping Stone" (P. Brennan) – 3:53
  6. "White Fool" - feat. Steve Perry (P. Brennan) – 4:38
  7. "Something to Believe In" - Duet with Bruce Hornsby (C. Brennan) – 4:47
  8. "Live and Learn" (C. Brennan) – 3:32
  9. "Many Roads" (C. Brennan) – 3:25
  10. "Sirius" (P. Brennan) – 5:33
2003 re-master bonus tracks

11. "The Hunter" – 4:08 (single version) [original album version on Past Present]

12. "World of Difference" – 4:01 [from the album Past Present]

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S Billboard Billboard 200 183
UK Albums Chart 34

Singles

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  1. "Something to Believe In"
  2. "White Fool"

References

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  1. ^ Sirius at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ty Burr (June 1988). "Spins". Spin. No. 36. p. 75.