The Irish Connection (Johnny Logan album)

The Irish Connection is the twelfth studio album by Australian-born Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan; credited to himself and Friends. The album was released in April 2007. The album peaked at number one in Norway and Sweden.

The Irish Connection
Studio album by Johnny Logan and Friends
Released	April 2007
Recorded	Dreamland Studios, Nibe, Denmark
Genre	pop folk world
Length	60:07[1]
Label	My Way Music
Producer	H.C. Röder, Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan albums chronology
We All Need Love (2003) The Irish Connection (2007) Irishman in America (2008)

Track listing

My Way Music – (M 20138-2)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Wild Rover"	traditional	2:49
2.	"The Fields of Athenry"	Pete St. John	4:54
3.	"Dirty Old Town"	Ewan MacColl	3:57
4.	"Molly Malone"	traditional	3:06
5.	"On Raglan Road"	Patrick Kavanagh	4:25
6.	"The Irish Rover"	traditional	3:46
7.	"The Black Velvet Band"	traditional	5:28
8.	"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"	Eric Bogle	7:09
9.	"The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"	traditional	4:21
10.	"Follow Me up to Carlow"	traditional	3:49
11.	"Tim Finnegan's Wake"	traditional	2:37
12.	"Whiskey in the Jar"	traditional	4:08
13.	"Spancil Hill"	Michael Considine	3:53
14.	"The Town I Loved So Well"	Phil Coulter	5:45

Charts

Chart (2007–08)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[2]	3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	71
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[7]	Platinum	30,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[8]	2× Platinum	80,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[8]	Gold	20,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
• List of number-one albums in Norway

References

1. "The Irish Connection by Johnny Logan". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
2. "Danishcharts.dk – Johnny Logan – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
3. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
4. "Norwegiancharts.com – Johnny Logan – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
5. "Swedishcharts.com – Johnny Logan – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Johnny Logan – The Irish Connection". Hung Medien.
7. "Danish album certifications – Johnny Logan – The Irish Connection". IFPI Denmark.
8. "Irishman in America" (PDF). EasyTell. Retrieved 22 May 2018.