A Tear and a Smile (Tír na nÓg album)

A Tear and a Smile
Studio album by Tír na nÓg
Released 7 April 1972 (UK)
20 October 1972 (US)
Recorded February 1972,
Morgan Studios, London[1]
Genre folk
Length 38:03 (UK edition)
35:25 (North America edition)
Label Chrysalis
Producer Tony Cox
Bill Leader
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
  1. "The Lady I Love"
    Released: 1972
  2. "Bluebottle Stew"
    Released: 1972
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A Tear and a Smile is the second album by Irish band Tír na nÓg. It was released in the United Kingdom on 7 April 1972 by Chrysalis Records and was the first Tír na nÓg album to be released in the United States, in October 1972. The tracklist is different between the US and the UK releases. Because of this, two editions of the album exist but there was no reissue of the North American version.
On this last one, "Daisy Lady" and "Dante" are taken directly from the first album Tír na nÓg. The song "Looking Up" was already on the previous album but Leo O'Kelly was not very satisfied by the first version: he and Sonny Condell decided to record a new one, produced by Tony Cox, for A Tear and a Smile. The Lady I Love which was released as a single in Europe, appears also on the US version of the album, these four songs replacing "Down Day", "Bluebottle Stew", "Hemisphere", and "Goodbye My Love".

Track listing

1972 UK edition

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "So Freely"  O'Kelly 3:33
2. "Hemisphere"  Condell 2:15
3. "Lady Ocean"  O'Kelly 4:33
4. "Goodbye My Love"  O'Kelly 4:20
5. "Two White Horses"  Condell 2:36

1972 North America edition

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Come And See The Show"  Condell 3:14
2. "Daisy Lady"  O'Kelly 2:16
3. "When I Came Down"  O'Kelly 4:32
4. "The Same Thing Happening"  O'Kelly 4:47
5. "Looking Up"  O'Kelly 3:33
Total length:
 18:22
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Lady I Love"  Condell 3:17
2. "So Freely"  O'Kelly 3:32
3. "Two White Horses"  Condell 2:39
4. "Lady Ocean"  O'Kelly 4:35
5. "Dante"  Condell 3:00
Total length:
 17:03

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 7 April 1972 Chrysalis Records stereo LP CHR 1006
United Kingdom 7 April 1972 Chrysalis, Island Records mono 8-track Y8HR 1006
United Kingdom 1972 Chrysalis stereo 8-track Y8HR 1006
United Kingdom 1972 Chrysalis stereo compact cassette ZCHR 1006
Germany 1972 Chrysalis[3] stereo LP 6307 504
Spain 1972 Chrysalis[3] stereo LP 6307 504
United States 20 October 1972 Chrysalis[4] stereo LP CHR 1006
United States 1972 Chrysalis Reel-to-reel tape (7½ in/s) CHR 1006-C
Canada October 1972 Chrysalis[4] stereo LP CHR 1006
Australia 1972 Chrysalis[5] stereo LP SCYL-934,623
New Zealand 1972 Chrysalis[5] stereo LP SCYL-934,623
New Zealand 1972 Chrysalis stereo compact cassette CY-24623
United Kingdom September 1991[6] Edsel Records CD ED CD 334

References

  1. ↑ "(...) later at Morgan Studios, where we were recording A Tear & A Smile, (...).", Sonny Condell, interview for Frenzy & Distortion. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r51240
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 German and Spanish presses were distributed by Fonogram.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 North American presses were distributed by Warner Bros Records.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Australian and New Zealander presses were distributed by Festival Records.
  6. ↑ "The second and third TIR NA NOG albums were re-issued by Demon Records in September and October 1991.", Alan Hadwin, Camouflage fanzine no.2 (September 1992) – p.2. Retrieved on 9 October 2008.