In Fortune's Hand

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"In Fortune's Hand"
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Single by Clannad
from the album Anam
ReleasedOctober 1990
RecordedWindmill Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Genre Pop rock, New-age
Length3:57
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Ciarán Brennan
Producer(s) Steve Nye
Clannad singles chronology
"Hourglass"
(1989)
"In Fortune's Hand"
(1990)
"Why Worry?"
(1991)

"In Fortune's Hand" is a single by Irish group Clannad. It was released in 1990 and was the first single released to promote their album Anam .

Track listing

7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette & 5" compact disc

  1. "In Fortune's Hand"
  2. "Dobhar"
  3. "An Mhaighdean Mhara" (live)


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