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The Irish Connection (Johnny Logan album)

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The Irish Connection
Studio album by
Johnny Logan and Friends
ReleasedApril 2007
RecordedDreamland Studios, Nibe, Denmark
Genre
Length60:07[1]
LabelMy Way Music
ProducerH.C. Röder, Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan albums chronology
We All Need Love
(2003)
The Irish Connection
(2007)
Irishman in America
(2008)

The Irish Connection is the twelfth studio album by Australian-born Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan; credited to himself and Friends. The album was released in April 2007. The album peaked at number one in Norway and Sweden.

Track listing

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My Way Music – (M 20138-2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Wild Rover"traditional2:49
2."The Fields of Athenry"Pete St. John4:54
3."Dirty Old Town"Ewan MacColl3:57
4."Molly Malone"traditional3:06
5."On Raglan Road"Patrick Kavanagh4:25
6."The Irish Rover"traditional3:46
7."The Black Velvet Band"traditional5:28
8."And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"Eric Bogle7:09
9."The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"traditional4:21
10."Follow Me up to Carlow"traditional3:49
11."Tim Finnegan's Wake"traditional2:37
12."Whiskey in the Jar"traditional4:08
13."Spancil Hill"Michael Considine3:53
14."The Town I Loved So Well"Phil Coulter5:45

Charts

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Chart (2007–08) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[2] 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 71
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 73

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[7] Platinum 30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[8] 2× Platinum 80,000*
Sweden (GLF)[9] Gold 20,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Irish Connection by Johnny Logan". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Johnny Logan & Friends – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Johnny Logan & Friends – The Irish Connection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  4. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Johnny Logan & Friends – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Johnny Logan & Friends – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Johnny Logan & Friends – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Danish album certifications – Johnny Logan – The Irish Connection". IFPI Danmark.
  8. ^ "Irishman in America" (PDF). EasyTell. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.