Spotlight (Tír na nÓg album)

Spotlight (BBC Recordings 1972-1973)
Live album by Tír na nÓg
Released	9 October 2001
Recorded	Playhouse Theatre 4 September 1972 16 September 1972 15 January 1973 23 October 1973
Genre	folk
Length	49:39
Label	Hux Records
Producer	John Walters Tony Wilson Bernie Andrews
Tír na nÓg chronology
Hibernian (2000) Spotlight (BBC Recordings 1972-1973) (2001) A Tear and a Smile Strong in the Sun (2004)

Spotlight is the second live album by Irish band Tír na nÓg. It contains recordings from the BBC archive including some tracks from the John Peel Sessions with the band.

Track listing[]

1. "Strong in the Sun" (Leo O'Kelly) – 3:32
2. "Free Ride" (Nick Drake) – 2:58
3. "Los Angeles" (O'Kelly) – 3:35
4. "Backwaterawhile" (Sonny Condell) – 5:06
5. "Spotlight" (Condell) – 3:53
6. "Come and See the Show" (Condell) – 3:23
7. "The Same Thing Happening" (O'Kelly) – 4:32
8. "Teesside" (Condell) – 2:41
9. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 3:58
10. "Piccadilly" (O'Kelly) - 4:03
11. "The Lady I Love" (Condell) – 3:28
12. "Cinema" (O'Kelly) – 4:29
13. "Most Magical" (Condell) – 3:03

Recording and broadcast details[]

Track 1 recorded 4 September 1972 at Playhouse Theatre, London.

Broadcast 17 October 1972.

Produced by John Walters. Engineered by .

Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 recorded 16 September 1972 at Playhouse Theatre, London.

Tracks 12 & 13 recorded 15 January 1973 at studio, London.

Broadcast 1 February 1973.

Produced and Engineered by Bernie Andrews.

Tracks 2, 3, 4 & 5 recorded 23 October 1973 at Langham 1 studio, London.

Broadcast 13 November 1973.

Produced and Engineered by Tony Wilson.

Personnel[]

• Sonny Condell - vocals, guitar, bongos
• Leo O'Kelly - vocals, guitar, bongos

Release history[]

External links[]

• Dates of the John Peel Sessions with Tír na nÓg
• Page about Spotlight on the Hux Records website

References[]