''Sirius'' is the tenth album by Irish

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, released in 1987. It features several guest artists such as

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and

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Cover

The cover of ''Sirius'' shows a newly blonde

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with the rest of Clannad standing beside a

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on the River Crolly in their hometown of

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(''Gaoth Dobhair'').

Reception

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at ''

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'' wrote, "The production runs thick and deep, and that’s both good and bad. The effect is like a beautiful antique table that some schmoe decided to cover with three layers of Lucite varnish. I mean, I like this album, but it took me about ten listens to get past the production and figure that out."

Track listing

# "In Search of a Heart" (Pól Brennan) – 3:53 # "Second Nature" (Ciarán Brennan) – 3:20 # "Turning Tide" (P. Brennan) – 4:39 # "Skellig" (C. Brennan) – 4:46 # "Stepping Stone" (P. Brennan) – 3:53 # "White Fool" - feat.

(P. Brennan) – 4:38 # " Something to Believe In" - Duet with

(C. Brennan) – 4:47 # "Live and Learn" (C. Brennan) – 3:32 # "Many Roads" (C. Brennan) – 3:25 # "Sirius" (P. Brennan) – 5:33 ;2003 re-master bonus tracks 11. "The Hunter" – 4:08 (single version) riginal album version on ''Past Present'' 12. "World of Difference" – 4:01 rom the album ''Past Present''

Charts

Singles

# " Something to Believe In" # "White Fool"

References

1987 albums Clannad albums Albums produced by Greg Ladanyi Albums produced by Russ Kunkel RCA Records albums Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios {{1980s-folk-album-stub