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Banba (album)

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Banba
Original 1993 album cover
Studio album by
Released3 May 1993
GenreFolk, New-age music
LabelAtlantic
ProducerCiarán Brennan
Clannad chronology
Anam
(1990)
Banba
(1993)
Lore
(1996)
Alternative cover
2005 Reissue album cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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]

Reaching a UK chart position of 5, it is Clannad's most commercially successful album in the United Kingdom.[2]

Track listing

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  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 Billboard Top World Albums 1
U.S Billboard Billboard 200 110
UK Album Chart 5

Singles

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  1. "Mystery Game"

Credits

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  • 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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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 349,000[3]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Banba by Clannad. ''Official Charts. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "World's greatest". Billboard. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Clannad – Banba". Recording Industry Association of America.
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