Magical Ring
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{{Infobox album
| name = Magical Ring
| type = studio
| artist = Clannad
| cover = Clannad-MagicalRing-cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 21 March 1983
| recorded = *Nova Studios, London, UK
- Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Folk
| length = 35:57
| label = RCA
| producer = Richard Dodd
| prev_title = Fuaim
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Legend
| next_year = 1984
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r105913}}
}}
Magical Ring is the seventh album by Irish folk group Clannad, released in 1983. It contains the band's biggest hit single, "Theme from Harry's Game", which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/|title=CLANNAD|date=6 November 1982|website=Official Charts}} and number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart.{{Cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|website=irishcharts.ie}} Also included are two further singles: "I See Red", which reached number 81 in the UK and number 19 in Ireland, and "Newgrange", which reached number 65 in the UK and number 30 in Ireland.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Theme from Harry's Game
| writer1 = {{hlist|Pól Brennan|Ciarán Brennan}}
| length1 = 2:30
| title2 = Tower Hill
| writer2 = P. Brennan
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Seachrán Charn tSiail
| writer3 = Traditional
| length3 = 2:20
| title4 = Passing Time
| writer4 = {{hlist|P. Brennan|C. Brennan}}
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Coinleach Ghlas an Fhómhair
| writer5 = Traditional
| length5 = 5:57
| title6 = I See Red
| writer6 = Jim Rafferty
| length6 = 4:23
| title7 = Tá 'mé Mo Shuí
| writer7 = Traditional
| length7 = 3:13
| title8 = Newgrange
| writer8 = C. Brennan
| length8 = 4:03
| title9 = The Fairy Queen
| writer9 = Traditional
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = Thíos Fá'n Chósta
| writer10 = {{hlist|P. Brennan|C. Brennan|Pádraig Duggan}}
| length10 = 3:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2003 Deluxe Edition bonus track
| title11 = Coinleach Glas an Fhómhair
| note11 = Cantoma Mix
| writer11 =
| length11 = 6:22
}}
Personnel
Clannad
- Ciarán Ó Braonáin – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Máire Ní Bhraonáin – vocals, harp
- Pól Ó Braonáin – flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
- Noel Ó Dúgáin – guitar, vocals
- Pádraig Ó Dúgáin – guitar, vocals
Additional musicians
- Ed Deane – electric guitar
- James Delaney – synthesizers, keyboards
- Alan Dunn – accordion
- Charlie Morgan – drums
- Pádraig O'Donnell – vocals
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
Production
- Richard Dodd – engineer, producer
- Austin Ince – engineer
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Rob O'Connor – design
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Magical Ring |
| Chart (1983)
!Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|66|artist=Clannad|album=Magical Ring|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 December 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|20|artist=Clannad|album=Magical Ring|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 December 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UK|26|artist=Clannad|album=Magical Ring|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 December 2024}} |
References
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