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Genre:
Celtic
Release Date: 01/31/1992
Run Time: 42:34
With the release of
Anam in 1992, the Irish family act, with more than a dozen albums and 20 years behind them, had been pared to a quartet. Saxophonist
Mel Collins spices things up on the jaunty
"In Fortune's Hand," but most of
Anam is slower and softer, mixing keyboard-based
ballads with more
folk-inflected tracks.
Maire Brennan's voice is a thing of beauty, wispy and crystal clear, making the lyrics almost inconsequential (which they will be to most listeners, anyhow, as several tracks are sung in Gaelic). Her duet with
Bono on
"In a Lifetime" had already appeared years earlier, but its inclusion is one of the set's highlights, as is
"Harry's Game" (recognizable from its commercial use). It's all the perfect fit for
folk fans wanting something more
pop-oriented and
new age fans wanting something not so sterile.
~Tom Demalon, All Music Guide
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