Almighty Love

Almighty Love
Studio album by Damien Dempsey
Released September 28, 2012 (Ireland)
October 1, 2012 (UK)
October 5, 2012 (Australia)
Recorded New Air Studios, London
Genre Singer/songwriter, folk rock, Irish, reggae
Length 62:32
Label Clear Records
Producer John Reynolds
Damien Dempsey chronology
The Rocky Road (album)
(2008)		 Almighty Love
(2012)

Almighty Love is the sixth studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey. Four years in the making, the album once again features Dempsey with long-time producer John Reynolds with Sinéad O'Connor again providing backing vocals on several tracks.[1]

Almighty Love was released on 28 September 2012, along with the title track as the first single. The album sees Dempsey continue his exploration of local Irish themes, but with a greater focus on wider themes such as love, peace and justice.[2][3]

Track listing

The album Almighty Love contains eleven tracks and is sixty-two minutes in length.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:16
2."Almighty Love"3:47
3."Chris and Stevie"5:58
4."Born Without Hate"5:57
5."Bustin Outta Here"5:41
6."Fire in the Glen"4:47
7."Canadian Geese"4:45
8."The Good and the Great"6:46
9."Community"5:51
10."Moneyman"5:26
11."You're the Cure"12:07
Total length:62:32

A Deluxe Edition was also released, which included acoustic versions of Almighty Love, Community and Bustin Outta Here.

Credits

All music and lyrics by Damien Dempsey apart from track 6 written by Andy M. Stewart and the poem on track 4 written by Kate Tempest.[4]

  • Damien Dempsey - acoustic and electric guitars, piano
  • John Reynolds - piano, keyboards, drums
  • Sinéad O'Connor - backing vocals
  • Kate Tempest - rap on track 4
  • Clare Kenny - bass
  • Caroline Dale - cello
  • Seán Regan - fiddle, viola
  • John McLoughlin - mandolin, guitars
  • Julian Wilson - keyboards, piano, hammond

References

  1. ↑ "Damien Dempsey, Almighty Love". emusic.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Damien Dempsey - Almighty Love". Today FM. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Damien Dempsey - Almighty Love Released". Damien Dempsey Official Site. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Damien Dempsey - Almighty Love". iTunes. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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