Banba (album)

For the Irish goddess, see Banba.

Banba
Original 1993 album cover
Studio album by Clannad
Released	3 May 1993
Genre	Folk, New-age music
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ciarán Brennan
Clannad chronology
Anam (1990) Banba (1993) Lore (1996)
Alternative cover
2005 Reissue album cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 number five, it is Clannad's most commercially successful studio album in the United Kingdom. ^[2]

Track listing

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

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S Billboard Top World Albums	1
U.S Billboard 200	110
UK Album Chart	5

Singles

1. "Mystery Game"

Credits

• 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

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

References

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

External links

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