Moving Hearts (album)

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Moving Hearts
Moving Hearts (1981 album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released1981
Recorded Ireland
Genre Irish folk, Rock music
Length37.19
Label Warner Music Group
Producer Dónal Lunny
Moving Hearts chronology
Moving Hearts
(1981)
Dark End of the Street
(1982)

Moving Hearts is the debut studio album recorded by Irish Celtic rock band Moving Hearts. The album features folk singer Christy Moore on vocals.

Contents

Track listing

[1]

  1. "Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette" 4:22
  2. "Irish Ways And Irish Laws" 3:47
  3. "McBrides" 3:05
  4. "Before The Deluge" 5:40
  5. "Landlord" 2:41
  6. "Category" 2:55
  7. "Faithful Departed" (Chevron) 4:44
  8. "Lake Of Shadows" 4:45
  9. "No Time For Love" 7:20

Personnel

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References

  1. "Moving Hearts – Moving Hearts (1981, Vinyl)".