Anam (album)

Anam is a 1990 album by Irish folk group Clannad. Anam is an Irish language noun meaning soul.

Anam
Original 1990 album cover
Studio album by Clannad
Released	8 October 1990
Recorded	Woodtown Manor, Dublin; Woolhall Studios, Beckington, England
Genre	Folk
Label	RCA
Producer	Ciarán Brennan
Clannad chronology
The Angel and the Soldier Boy (1989) Anam (1990) Banba (1992)
Alternative cover
1992 US release cover
Alternative cover
2004 Reissue album cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

1. "Rí na Cruinne" (Ciarán Brennan, Máire Brennan, Noel Duggan, Padraig Duggan) – 4:03
2. "Anam" (C. Brennan, Leo Brennan) – 4:03
3. "In Fortune's Hand" (C. Brennan) – 3:55
4. "The Poison Glen" (C. Brennan, M. Brennan, N. Duggan, P. Duggan) – 3:55
5. "Wilderness" (instrumental) (C. Brennan) – 2:07
6. "Why Worry?" (C. Brennan) – 4:29
7. "Úirchill an Chreagáin" (Traditional) – 4:24
8. "Love and Affection" (C. Brennan) – 4:59
9. "You're the One" (C. Brennan, M. Brennan) – 3:55
10. "Dobhar" (instrumental) (C. Brennan) – 2:40

The 1992 USA release featured two bonus tracks: "In a Lifetime" (a duet with Bono) was included as the second track after "Rí na Cruinne", and "Harry's Game (From the Motion Picture Patriot Games)" was inserted between "Wilderness" and "Why Worry?" as the seventh track.

A 2005 reissue featured one bonus track: "Rí na Cruinne" (Lazyboy Mix), with a runtime of 4:45.

Singles

1. "In Fortune's Hand"
2. "Why Worry?"

References

1. Anam at AllMusic

External links

• This album at Northern Skyline^{[permanent dead link]}