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.

The Essential Chieftains
Greatest hits album by The Chieftains
Released	26 September 2006
Genre	Celtic
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
Live From Dublin: A Tribute To Derek Bell (2005) The Essential Chieftains (2006) San Patricio (2010)

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Track listing

Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots

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

Disc 2: The Chieftains and Friends

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

References

External links

• The Chieftains official website
• The Essential Chieftains at AllMusic