Almighty Love

Almighty Love is the sixth studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey. Four years in the making, the album once again features Dempsey with long-time producer John Reynolds with Sinéad O'Connor again providing backing vocals on several tracks.[1]

Almighty Love
Studio album by
Damien Dempsey
Released28 September 2012 (Ireland)
1 October 2012 (UK)
5 October 2012 (Australia)
RecordedNew Air Studios, London
GenreSinger-songwriter, folk rock, Irish, reggae
Length62:32
LabelClear Records
ProducerJohn Reynolds
Damien Dempsey chronology
The Rocky Road
(2008)		 Almighty Love
(2012)

Almighty Love was released on 28 September 2012, along with the title track as the first single. The album sees Dempsey continue his exploration of local Irish themes, but with a greater focus on wider themes such as love, peace and justice.[2][3]

Track listing

The album Almighty Love contains eleven tracks and is sixty-two minutes in length.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:16
2."Almighty Love"3:47
3."Chris and Stevie"5:58
4."Born Without Hate"5:57
5."Bustin Outta Here"5:41
6."Fire in the Glen"4:47
7."Canadian Geese"4:45
8."The Good and the Great"6:46
9."Community"5:51
10."Moneyman"5:26
11."You're the Cure"12:07
Total length:62:32

A Deluxe Edition was also released, which included acoustic versions of Almighty Love, Community and Bustin Outta Here.

Credits

All music and lyrics by Damien Dempsey apart from track 6 written by Andy M. Stewart and the poem on track 4 written by Kate Tempest.[4]

  • Damien Dempsey – acoustic and electric guitars, piano
  • John Reynolds – piano, keyboards, drums
  • Sinéad O'Connor – backing vocals
  • Kate Tempest – rap on track 4
  • Clare Kenny – bass
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • Seán Regan – fiddle, viola
  • John McLoughlin – mandolin, guitars
  • Julian Wilson – keyboards, piano, hammond

References
  1. "Damien Dempsey, Almighty Love". emusic.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. "Damien Dempsey – Almighty Love". Today FM. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. "Damien Dempsey – Almighty Love Released". Damien Dempsey Official Site. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. "Damien Dempsey – Almighty Love". iTunes. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.


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