Tears of Stone (album)

Tears of Stone is an album by The Chieftains, released in 1999. Each track features a different female guest artist or group, with the exception of Jim Corr of the Corrs and Jimmy and John of The Rankins. Guests are listed below in parenthesis.

Track listing

1. "Never Give All the Heart" – 2:50 (Anúna and Brenda Fricker)
2. "A Stór Mo Chroí" – 3:46 (Bonnie Raitt)
3. "The Lowlands of Holland" – 3:46 (Natalie Merchant)
4. "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:59 (Joni Mitchell)
5. "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" – 4:37 (The Rankin Family)
6. "I Know My Love" – 3:54 (The Corrs)
7. "Factory Girl" – 4:23 (Sinéad O'Connor)
8. "Deserted Soldier" – 4:39 (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
9. "Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure" – 4:33 (Loreena McKennitt)
10. "Sake in the Jar" – 4:28 (Akiko Yano)
11. "Raglan Road" – 6:19 (Joan Osborne)
12. "Siúil A Rún" – 4:35 (Sissel Kyrkjebø)
13. "The Fidding Ladies" – 10:23 (Natalie MacMaster, Eileen Ivers, Máire Breatnach, and Annbjørg Lien)
14. "Danny Boy" – 5:28 (Diana Krall)

The version released in China also included a bonus track, "Tear Lake" featuring Chinese singer Dadawa.

Sources and links

• Tears of Stone at Allmusic