Across the Bridge of Hope
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | July 13, 1999[1] |
Genre | Rock |
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Across the Bridge of Hope is a compilation album created and recorded in support of victims of the Omagh bombings, by Tim Hegarty and Ross Graham.[2] The album was released on July 13, 1999, by . The album included various songs by Irish artists, as well as two poem recitations by actor Liam Neeson. The album draws its name from a line from the second of these two poems, written by twelve-year-old Sean McLaughlin, who wrote it shortly before he was killed in the bombing.[1] The album also includes a song with the title "Across the Bridge of Hope", written and produced by B. A. Robertson, and sung by the Omagh Community Youth Choir.[3]
The first track features a recitation of Seamus Heaney's poem "A Cure at Troy" by Liam Neeson.[4] The second track is a Sinéad O'Connor cover of "Chiquitita". Van Morrison recorded an acoustic version of "The Healing Game" for this album.[5][6] Also included were "Please" sung by the group U2, "The Island", by Paul Brady, and a version of "Silent Night", sung by Enya.[1][7]
The money raised by the sales from the album were donated to the Omagh Fund,[8] which supported the victims of the bombing.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Cure at Troy (poem)" | Seamus Heaney | 0:54 |
2. | "Chiquitita" | Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson | 4:21 |
3. | "Sunrise" | Neil Hannon | 3:17 |
4. | "Words" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | 4:02 |
5. | "What Can I Do?" | The Corrs | 4:18 |
6. | "Beyond the Great Divide" | Daniel O'Donnell | 3:22 |
7. | "The Healing Game (Alternative Acoustic Version)" | Van Morrison | 5:16 |
8. | "I'm Gonna Fall" | Ash | 5:13 |
9. | "Please" | U2 | 5:10 |
10. | "Broken Things" | Julie Miller | 3:11 |
11. | "The Island" | Paul Brady | 5:28 |
12. | "The Bridge (poem)" | Sean McLaughlin | 0:13 |
13. | "Across the Bridge of Hope" | B. A. Robertson | 4:48 |
14. | "Silent Night" | Franz Gruber, John Young | 3:45 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Williamson, Nigel (November 21, 1998). "Newsline: Irish Acts...". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 110 (47): 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "BBC News | Entertainment | Irish stars back bridge of hope".
- ^ "Various – Across The Bridge Of Hope". Discogs. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Irish America. Irish Voice, Inc. 15: 71. 1999.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- ^ Mills, Peter (2010). Hymns to the Silence: Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8264-2976-6.
- ^ Negra, Diane (2006). The Irish in us: Irishness, performativity, and popular culture. Duke University Press. p. 191.
- ^ "Amazon catalogue: Across the Bridge of Hope". Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ^ Chimisso, Christina (2003). Exploring European Identities. Open University Worldwide Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7492-9609-4.
- 1999 compilation albums
- Charity albums