The Essential Chieftains
# The Essential Chieftains

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The Essential Chieftains is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Chieftains first released in 2006. It is part of the ongoing 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series, their last release for RCA ending a 20-year history since signing with the label in 1986.

## Track listing

### Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots

* "Lots of Drops of Brandy" – 3:43
* "O'Sullivan's March (The Theme from Rob Roy)" – 3:59
* "An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set" – 5:57
* "Carolan's Concerto" – 3:05
* "The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle" – 2:51
* "Sea Image" – 6:11
* "Boil the Breakfast Early" – 3:55
* "The Women of Ireland (The Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew" – 5:15
* "Full of Joy" – 2:31
* "The Green Fields of America" – 5:39
* "Santiago de Cuba" – 3:39
* "The Donegal Set" – 5:46
* "Jabadaw" – 3:06
* "The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve" – 3:06
* "The French March" – 4:51
* "The Stone" – 6:23
* "The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)" with James Galway - 4:29
* "Chasing the Fox" (From the Ballad of the Irish Horse) – 3:26

### Disc 2: The Chieftains and Friends

* "I Know My Love" (with The Corrs) – 3:52
* "Shenandoah" (with Van Morrison) – 3:52
* "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller) – 3:13
* "Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House in Connaught (Reels)" (with Béla Fleck) – 4:14
* "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 5:20
* "Red Is the Rose" (with Nanci Griffith) – 3:25
* "The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff" (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) – 3:16
* "Lambs In the Greenfields" (with Emmylou Harris) – 3:21
* "Guadalupe " (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos) – 2:51
* "Mo Ghile Mear - Our Hero" (with Sting) – 3:20
* "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (with Ricky Skaggs) – 2:42
* "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss) – 4:45
* "Long Journey Home (Anthem)" (with Elvis Costello & Anúna) – 4:17
* "The Rocky Road To Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) (not on all releases) – 5:03
* "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:37
* "The Rebel Jesus" (with Jackson Browne) – 3:49
* "Il Est Né/Ça Berger" (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 5:19
* "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" (with The Rankins) – 4:37
