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The Unicorn

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Released
  
1967

The Unicorn (1967)
  
All Hung Up (1968)

Release date
  
1967

Genre
  
Folk music of Ireland

Length
  
30:06

Artist
  
The Irish Rovers

Label
  
Decca Records

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Similar
  
The First of the Irish Rovers, All Hung Up, The Life of the Rover, Tales to Warm Your Mind, Gracehill Fair

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The Unicorn is the debut studio album of the Canadian Irish folk music group The Irish Rovers, released in 1967 and topped the charts in 1968.

Contents

The title track "The Unicorn", a recording of Shel Silverstein's poem, featured Glen Campbell on lead guitar, and reached #2 in the US Adult Contemporary Charts, #7 in the U.S. Hot 100, and #5 in Ireland. Despite having virtually nothing to do with Ireland or Irish culture, the song remains popular in Irish pubs to this day.

"The Unicorn" song is also included on The Irish Rovers Gems double disk (1996), their 40th Anniversary CD, "40 Years A-Rovin'" (Rover Records, 2005), and their "Home In Ireland" CD and DVD. In 1968 the song was covered by Irish trio The Bachelors.

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Track listing

  1. The Unicorn – 3:18
  2. Bonnie Kellswater – 2:39
  3. The Orange and the Green – 2:37
  4. Hiring Fair – 2:28
  5. Bridgit Flynn – 1:58
  6. Come In – 1:46
  7. Goodbye Mrs. Durkin – 2:34
  8. Pat of Millingar – 2:34
  9. The Wind that Shakes the Corn – 3:03
  10. The First Love in Life – 2:50
  11. The Black Velvet Band – 3:43

Songs

1The Unicorn3:22
2Bonnie Kellswater2:41
3The Orange and the Green2:41

References

The Unicorn Wikipedia


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