Celtic Woman: A New Journey

Celtic Woman: A New Journey
Studio album by Celtic Woman
Released 30 January 2007
Recorded 23 & 24 August 2006
Genre Celtic, New Age, Adult Contemporary, Classical
Language English, Irish, Italian
Label Manhattan
Producer David Downes
Celtic Woman chronology
Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration
(2006)		 Celtic Woman: A New Journey
(2007)		 Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey
(2008)

Celtic Woman: A New Journey is the second on-stage production by the group Celtic Woman. The show was filmed at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland and featured Hayley Westenra as a new addition to the group. The album was released on 30 January 2007.

Performers in A New Journey are vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Hayley Westenra, with Máiréad Nesbitt on violin and Órla Fallon on harp.

The album opened at #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 71,000 copies in its first week.[1] On 29 March 2007, the album was certified gold by the RIAA, signifying U.S. sales in excess of 500,000 units, while the longform video was certified double platinum on the same date.[2]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Performer(s) Length
1. "The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun"   Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Máiréad Nesbitt, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, Hayley Westenra 05:19
2. "The Prayer"   Agnew 04:20
3. "Newgrange"   Fallon 03:07
4. "Over the Rainbow"   Agnew, Fallon, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra 02:37
5. "Granuaile's Dance"   Nesbitt 03:40
6. "The Blessing"   Kelly 03:49
7. "Dúlamán"   Ní Mhaolchatha 03:05
8. "Beyond the Sea"   Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra 03:20
9. "The Last Rose of Summer"   Westenra, Ní Mhaolchatha 03:36
10. "Caledonia"   Kelly 04:49
11. "Lascia Ch'io Pianga"   Westenra, Nesbitt 03:31
12. "Carrickfergus"   Fallon 03:43
13. "Vivaldi's Rain"   Agnew 02:11
14. "The Voice"   Kelly, Nesbitt 03:05
15. "Scarborough Fair"   Westenra 03:13
16. "Mo Ghile Mear"   Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra 04:50

Bonus Tracks on deluxe edition

No. Title Performer(s) Length
17. "Sing Out!"   Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 04:04
18. "Shenandoah - The Pacific Slope" (Live from Slane Castle) Nesbitt 04:43
19. "At The Céilí" (Live from Slane Castle) Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 04:59
20. "Spanish Lady" (Live from Slane Castle) Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra 02:23

Additional Bonus Track on various digital download editions

No. Title Performer(s) Length
21. "Green The Whole Year Round" (Live Version) Kelly  

Bonus Tracks on Japanese limited special edition

No. Title Performer(s) Length
17. "Somewhere" (Live from Slane Castle) Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Ní Mhaolchatha 02:20
18. "Sing Out!"   Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha 04:04
19. "Spanish Lady" (Live from Slane Castle) Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra 02:23
20. "You Raise Me Up" (Live from Slane Castle) Agnew, Fallon, Kelly, Nesbitt, Ní Mhaolchatha, Westenra  

Album charts

Chart history

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Billboard 200[3] 4
World Albums[4] 1

Sales and certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
United States Gold[5]
United States Platinum[6]
United States 2× Platinum[7]

References

  1. ^ Harris, Chris (2007-02-07). "Norah Jones Breaks McPheever, Beats 'Idol' Runner-Up To #1". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1551773/20070207/jones_norah.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results: Celtic Woman". RIAA.org. http://www.webcitation.org/5X9wF8cg1. Retrieved 2008-04-17. 
  3. ^ A New Journey, Celtic Woman - Billboard
  4. ^ Billboard World Albums for February 17, 2007
  5. ^ RIAA
  6. ^ RIAA
  7. ^ RIAA
Celtic Woman
Previous members
Albums
Celtic Woman (2005) · Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration (2006) · Celtic Woman: A New Journey (2007)  · Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey (2008)  · Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart (2010) · Celtic Woman: Lullaby (2011)  · Celtic Woman: Believe (2011)