Magical Ring

Magical Ring
Studio album by Clannad
Released	21 March 1983
Recorded	Nova Studios, London, UK Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
Genre	Folk
Length	35:57
Label	RCA
Producer	Richard Dodd
Clannad chronology
Fuaim (1982) Magical Ring (1983) Legend (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Magical Ring is the seventh album by Irish folk group Clannad, released in 1983. It contains the band's biggest hit single, "Theme from Harry's Game", which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart ^[2] and number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart. ^[3] Also included are two further singles: "I See Red", which reached number 81 in the UK ^[2] and number 19 in Ireland, ^[3] and "Newgrange", which reached number 65 in the UK ^[2] and number 30 in Ireland. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Theme from Harry's Game"	Pól Brennan Ciarán Brennan	2:30
2.	"Tower Hill"	P. Brennan	3:51
3.	"Seachrán Charn tSiail"	Traditional	2:20
4.	"Passing Time"	P. Brennan C. Brennan	3:44
5.	"Coinleach Ghlas an Fhómhair"	Traditional	5:57
6.	"I See Red"	Jim Rafferty	4:23
7.	"Tá 'mé Mo Shuí"	Traditional	3:13
8.	"Newgrange"	C. Brennan	4:03
9.	"The Fairy Queen"	Traditional	2:40
10.	"Thíos Fá'n Chósta"	P. Brennan C. Brennan Pádraig Duggan	3:16

2003 Deluxe Edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Coinleach Glas an Fhómhair" (Cantoma Mix)	6:22

Personnel

Clannad

• Ciarán Ó Braonáin – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Máire Ní Bhraonáin – vocals, harp
• Pól Ó Braonáin – flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
• Noel Ó Dúgáin – guitar, vocals
• Pádraig Ó Dúgáin – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Ed Deane – electric guitar
• James Delaney – synthesizers, keyboards
• Alan Dunn – accordion
• Charlie Morgan – drums
• Pádraig O'Donnell – vocals
• Frank Ricotti – percussion

Production

• Richard Dodd – engineer, producer
• Austin Ince – engineer
• Gered Mankowitz – photography
• Rob O'Connor – design

Charts

Chart performance for Magical Ring

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4]	66
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5]	20
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	26

References

1. Magical Ring at AllMusic
2. "CLANNAD". Official Charts. 6 November 1982.
3. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Clannad – Magical Ring". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Clannad – Magical Ring" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
6. "Clannad | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 December 2024.