A Tear and a Smile

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A Tear and a Smile
Studio album by Tír na nÓg
Released	1972
Genre	Folk
Length	38:03 (UK vsn)
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Tony Cox Bill Leader
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Tír na nÓg chronology
Tír na nÓg (1971) A Tear and a Smile (1972) Strong in the Sun (1973)
Singles from A Tear and a Smile
"The Lady I Love" Released: 1972 "Bluebottle Stew" Released: 1972

A Tear and a Smile is the second album by Irish band Tír na nÓg. It was released in 1972 by Chrysalis Records and was the first Tír na nÓg album to be released in the United States. The tracklist is different between the U.S. and the U.K. release. Because of this, two editions of the album exist but there was no reissue of the American version.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 UK release 1.2 US release 2 Personnel 3 Release history 4 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK release

1. "Come And See The Show" (Sonny Condell) – 3:17
2. "Down Day" (Condell) – 5:50
3. "When I Came Down" (Leo O'Kelly) – 4:33
4. "The Same Thing Happening" (O'Kelly) – 4:47
5. "Bluebottle Stew" (Condell) – 2:19
6. "So Freely" (O'Kelly) – 3:33
7. "Hemisphere" (Condell) – 2:15
8. "Lady Ocean" (O'Kelly) – 4:33
9. "Goodbye My Love" (O'Kelly) – 4:20
10. "Two White Horses" (Condell) – 2:36

[edit] US release

1. "Come And See The Show" (Condell) – 3:17
2. "Daisy Lady" (O'Kelly) – 2:21
3. "When I Came Down" (O'Kelly) – 4:33
4. "The Same Thing Happening" (O'Kelly) – 4:47
5. "Looking Up" (O'Kelly)
6. "The Lady I Love" (Condell)
7. "So Freely" (O'Kelly) – 3:33
8. "Two White Horses" (Condell) – 2:36
9. "Lady Ocean" (O'Kelly) – 4:33
10. "Dante" (Condell) – 2:56

[edit] Personnel

• Sonny Condell - vocals, guitar, clavinette, percussion
• Leo O'Kelly - vocals, guitar
• Larry Steele - bass
• Barry De Souza - drums
• Paul Tregurtha - engineering
• Nick Harrison - arranger
• Tony Cox - production
• Bill Leader - production

[edit] Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1972	Chrysalis Records	stereo LP	CHR 1006
Germany	1972	Chrysalis	stereo LP	6307 504
United States	1972	Chrysalis	stereo LP	CHR 1006
United States	1972	Chrysalis	Reel-to-reel tape (7½ in/s)	CHR 1006-C
Australia	1972	Chrysalis	stereo LP	SCYL-934,623
New Zealand	1972	Chrysalis	stereo LP	SCYL-934,623
United Kingdom	1991	Edsel Records	CD	ED CD 334

[edit] References

v • d • e Tír na nÓg Sonny Condell · Leo O'Kelly Studio albums Tír na nÓg  · A Tear and a Smile  · Strong in the Sun Demos In the Morning Live albums Hibernian  · Spotlight Compilations A Tear and a Smile Strong in the Sun Singles "I'm Happy To Be (On This Mountain)" · "The Lady I Love" · "Bluebottle Stew" · "Strong in the Sun" · "Love Is Like a Violin" Related articles Members · Discography · Concerts