- Track listing Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots Disc 2: The Chieftains And Friends
- References
- External links
{{Infobox album
| name = The Essential Chieftains
| type = greatest
| artist = The Chieftains
| cover = The-essential-chieftains-album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 26 September 2006
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Celtic
| length =
| label = RCA Victor
| producer = Paddy Moloney
| prev_title = A Tribute To Derek Bell
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = San Patricio
| next_year = 2010
}}{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}[1]}} The Essential Chieftains is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Chieftains first released in 2006. It is part of the ongoing 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series their last release for RCA ending a 20 year history since signing with the label in 1986 . Track listingDisc 1: The Chieftains Roots- Lots of Drops of Brandy – 3:43
- O'Sullivan's March (Theme from Rob Roy) – 3:59
- An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set – 5:57
- Carolan's Concerto – 3:05
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle – 2:51
- Sea Image – 6:11
- Boil the Breakfast Early – 3:55
- The Women of Ireland (Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew – 5:15
- Full of Joy – 2:31
- The Green Fields of America – 5:39
- Santiago de Cuba – 3:39
- The Donegal Set – 5:46
- Jabadaw – 3:06
- The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve – 3:06
- The French March – 4:51
- The Stone – 6:23
- The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom DoLamh (Give Me Your Hand) with James Galway - 4:29
- Chasing the Fox (From the Ballad of the Irish Horse) – 3:26
Disc 2: The Chieftains And Friends- I Know My Love (with The Corrs) – 3:52
- Shenandoah (with Van Morrison) – 3:52
- Country Blues (with Buddy & Julie Miller) – 3:13
- Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House in Connaught (with Béla Fleck) – 4:14
- The Foggy Dew (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 5:20
- Red Is the Rose (with Nanci Griffith) – 3:25
- The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) – 3:16
- Lambs In the Greenfields (with Emmylou Harris) – 3:21
- Guadalupe (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos) – 2:51
- Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) (with Sting & Anúna) – 3:20
- Cotton-Eyed Joe (with Ricky Skaggs) – 2:42
- Molly Bán (Bawn) (with Alison Krauss) – 4:45
- Long Journey Home (with Elvis Costello & Anúna) – 4:17
- The Rocky Road To Dublin (with The Rolling Stones) (not on all releases) – 5:03
- Love Is Teasin (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:37
- The Rebel Jesus (with Jackson Browne) – 3:49
- Il Est Né/Ça Berger (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 5:19
- Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór (with The Rankins) – 4:37
References1. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r819483/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
External links- The Chieftains official website – official website
- {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r819483|label=The Essential Chieftains}}
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