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Banba (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Banba

| type = studio

| artist = Clannad

| cover = Clannad-banba-cover.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Original 1993 album cover

| released = 3 May 1993

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk, New-age music

| length =

| label = Atlantic

| producer = Ciarán Brennan

| prev_title = Anam

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Lore

| next_year = 1996

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| cover = Banba2.jpg

| type = studio

| border =

| alt =

| caption = 2005 Reissue album cover

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r184041|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Banba is an album released by Irish folk group Clannad in 1993 on BMG records. It was re-issued in 2005 with the Afterlife mix bonus track of "I Will Find You". Banba was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album, but was the runner-up to Spanish Angel by Paul Winter Consort.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

Reaching a UK chart position of 5, it is Clannad's most commercially successful album in the United Kingdom.[https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/clannad-banba/ Banba by Clannad]. Official Charts''. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

Track listing

  1. "Na Laethe Bhí" –- 5:20
  2. "Banba Óir" – 3:26
  3. "There for You" – 4:10
  4. "Mystery Game" – 4:24
  5. "Struggle" – 4:04
  6. "I Will Find You" (Theme from the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans) – 5:16
  7. "Soul Searcher" – 4:25
  8. "Caidé Sin do'n Té Sin" – 4:22
  9. "The Other Side" – 4:18
  10. "Sunset Dreams" – 4:12
  11. "A Gentle Place" (instrumental) – 3:11
  12. "I Will Find You" (Afterlife Mix) (only on 2005 reissue album) – 3:40

Charts

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Chart (1993)

! Peak
position

U.S Billboard Top World Albums

| style="text-align:center;"|1

U.S Billboard 200

| style="text-align:center;"|110

UK Album Chart

| style="text-align:center;"|5

Singles

  1. "Mystery Game"

Credits

  • All songs were written by Ciarán Brennan except "Sunset Dreams" by Noel Duggan.
  • Produced by Ciarán Brennan.
  • Frankie Kennedy appears as a guest musician on flute.
  • The album sleeve was designed and art directed by Bill Smith Studio with photography by Anton Corbijn.

Certifications and sales

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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Clannad|title=Banba|award=Gold|salesamount=349,000|relyear=1993|certyear=1996|salesref={{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xIEAAAAMBAJ&q=the+mask+and+mirror+loreena+mckennitt+nielsen+soundscan&pg=PA28|title=World's greatest|publisher=Billboard |date=16 June 2007|accessdate=3 May 2019}}}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.clannad.org.uk/music/album-banba/ This album at Northern Skyline]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:1993 albums

Category:Clannad albums

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