Discography - Christie Hennessy

Discography

	The Two Of Us
	’This album didn’t start out as a duets album. John Themis and I wrote a song we felt would be suitable for Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and myself to sing for a fantastic cause, the charity ’Children in Crossfire’. I had a great day recording with Christy and Luka in the studio in Dublin. Though we never expected the single to grow from that into a duets album... When he heard the track, I was asked by Dave Pennefather from Universal Music Ireland if I’d ever thought about making a duets album. It sounded great, so he told me to pick all the artists that I’d like to work with - artists that would mean something to me and my songs. So firstly, I’d like to say thanks to him for making this happen and secondly, a massive big hug and thanks to everyone who gave their time and their art for this album." Christie Hennessy - November 2007’


	A Price For Love
	’Written by Christie following his trip to Kenya with the Irish charity Children In Crossfire, for the people of Africa, and to commemorate the charity’s tenth anniversary. Christie and the record label will donate all record royalties earned form this track to the charity forever.’


	The Platinum Collection
	’A selection of some of Christie’s favourite songs from his extensive back catalogue.’


	Stories For Sale
	’The simplicity of Christie Hennessy’s songs has served him both well and badly over the years. Christy Moore’s championing of "Don’t Forget Your Shovel" unpicked Hennessy’s essential grasp of Everyman’s dilemma: how to navigate a successful passage from sunrise to sunset.’


	The Definitive
	’A collection of the best tracks from Christie’s extensive back catalogue.’


	This Is As Far As I Go
	’I have to say that I have always loved Christie Hennessy’s material. Perhaps more than any songwriter working today, his stuff is the real deal, with no attempt at artifice or concealment. But that is not to say that his songs are not insightful, for he deals with a wide range of issues in his material, from loneliness to mental illness, and always with a sensitive hand.’


	The Box
	’The Box is Christie’s third album for Warner Music and is a resounding re-emphasis of his position as one of Ireland’s most talented male singer/songwriters. It follows the double platinum success of his last two albums ’A Year In The Life’ which spent seven weeks at Number One, and the Top Ten-making ’Lord Of Your Eyes.’


	Lord Of Your Eyes
	’SOMETIMES in this job, you make, by design or accident, the oddest connections between people. Quite how Christie Hennessy and Paul Duncan whose A Snail In My Prime is sitting by my left hand are joined, I don’t pretend to understand, but it seems to me that they somewhere have developed common cause.’


	A Year In The Life
	’Those who have boxed off Christie Hennessy under a label headed "quaint / funny / sentimental" may get a surprise when they check out his new album, "A Year In The Life". Yes, on the new collection, there is more of the Christie whom much of the country has got to know on the airwaves: the "lovable Christie" singing the straight-forward, radio-friendly tunes which tell of sadness, love and heartbreak.’


	The Rehearsal
	’ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT. Quite how it happened I’m still not sure, but about a year ago I was shamelessly conned into driving Christie Hennessy to Cork in a rented car. The journey was an instructive one for both of us, as various solutions to the world’s problems were advanced, accepted and rejected.’


	Christie Hennessy
	’Christie released his first album in 1972. Christie has a talent for making people happy. He shares himself with his audience and gives tantalising glimpses of an Irish childhood in Kerry. His persistence in treating his listeners as friends is a most endearing trait and the mark of the true entertainer." Mary Hardy (’Spotlight’ & ’Irish Post’) 13 February 1973’