Iona (album)

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Iona
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1990
RecordedMarch 1990
Genre Progressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock
Length55:28
Label What?
Producer Dave Bainbridge
Iona chronology
Iona
(1990)
The Book of Kells
(1992)
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Iona is a progressive rock album by Iona, released in 1990. This was the debut album from this group which progressed throughout occasional live appearances and an occasional appearance on record.

Contents

The recording process moved from place to place making good use of a number of studio facilities, including:

The recording was remastered for the 2002 release The River Flows: Anthology and later re-released on Open Sky Records as a standalone album.

Track listing

  1. Turning Tide – 1:25 *
  2. Flight of the Wild Goose – 6:00 *
  3. The Island – 5:10 *
  4. White Sands – 3:35
  5. Dancing on the Wall – 4:32 *
  6. A'mmachair – 5:29 *
  7. Vision of Naran – 5:49 *
  8. Beijing – 5:16
  9. Iona – 3:43 *
  10. Trilogy – 8:35 *
  11. Here I Stand – 2:35
  12. Columcille – 3:19

"*" indicates a track re-recorded for re-release in the Box Set and individual 2003 reissue. Times are for the original 1990 release.

Personnel

Iona

Additional musicians

Release history

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