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Brian Kennedy

Discography
A Better Man Now That I Know What I Want Playin' With My Heart
Back In Your Arms / I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You Get On With Your Short Life So What If It Rains
Live In Belfast Live In Belfast DVD Homebird

a better man sleeve - 6668 Bytes A Better Man

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1996UKBMGCD74321 409 132-Current
1996UKBMGMC74321 409 134-Current

  1. A Better Man
  2. For One Kiss
  3. Won't You Take Me Home
  4. No Other Words
  5. And So I Will Wait For You
  6. Life, Love & Happiness
  7. The Oldest Dream In The World
  8. Put The Message In The Box
  9. By The Mountain Road
  10. Ghost Music
  11. Wish Me Well
Produced by Stephen Lipson
Written by Brian Kennedy / Phil Pickett / Jon Lind (1), Brian Kennedy / Peter John Vettese (2, 4, 6), Brian Kennedy / Andy Hill (3), Simon Climie / Denis Morgan (5), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl (7, 9), Karl Wallinger (8), Boo Hewerdine (10), Paul Bucahanan (11)

Musicians (10):
Brian Kennedy: vocals
Stephen Lipson: programming, percussion, bass
Peter Vettese: programming, keyboards
Luis Jardim: percussion
Boo Hewerdine: guitar
Kate St. John: oboe

now that I know what I want sleeve - 7027 Bytes Now That I Know What I Want

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1999EireSonyCD496196.2-Current
1999EireSonyMCBIL4961964-Current

  1. These Days
  2. Playin' With My Heart
  3. Can I Call You Home
  4. Lost
  5. Back In Your Arms
  6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  7. Different God
  8. Now That I Know What I Want
  9. Right Love Wrong Time
  10. Premonitions
  11. Mother In Me
  12. Captured (1999)
  13. One, I Love
Produced by James McMillan
Written by James MacMillan / Shelly Peiken / Peter Murray (1), Brian Kennedy / Pat Gribben (2), Brian Kennedy / Cathy Dennis (3), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl (4), Brian Kennedy / Cathy Dennis / James MacMillan (5), Ewan MacColl (6), Boo Hewerdine / Calum MacColl (7), Brian Kennedy / Mark E. Nevin / Chris Braide (8), Pam Sheyne / Randy Goodrum (9), Tim Lawes / Shep Solomon (10), Brian Kennedy / Chris Difford / Deborah Mollison (11), Brian Kennedy / Danny Mithcell (12), Jean Ritchie (13)

Musicians (7):
Brian Kennedy: vocals
Pete Murray: Wurlitzer
Mark Jaimes: guitars
Imaani Saleem: backing vocals
James MacMillan: programming, other instruments

playing with my heart sleeve - 4354 Bytes Playin' With My Heart

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1999EireSonyCD6684781-Deleted

  1. Playin' With My Heart
  2. I'll Never Let You Down
  3. Don't Go Home
  4. Glass And Diamonds
Produced by James McMillan (1), Danny Schogger (2), Calum MacColl (3-4)
Written by Brian Kennedy / Pat Gribben (1), Brian Kennedy / Danny Schogger (2), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl (3), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl / Boo Hewerdine (4)

Musicians (4):
Calum MacColl: programming, bass, banjo, guitars
Boo Hewerdine: acoustic guitar, backing vocals

back in your arms sleeve - 5320 Bytes Back In Your Arms / I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
2000EireSonyCD669064-2-Deleted

  1. Back In Your Arms
  2. I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
  3. Instinct
  4. Flightless
Produced by James McMillan (1), Pat Gribben / Brian Kennedy / Juliet Turner (2), Calum MacColl & Rafe McKenna (3-4)
Written by Brian Kennedy / Cathy Dennis / James McMillan (1), Tom Waits (2), Brian Kennedy / Boo Hewerdine (3), Calum MacColl / Boo Hewerdine (4)

Notes:
Track 2 features Juliet Turner

get on with your short life Irish sleeve - 5555 Bytes
Eire		 get on with your short life uk sleeve - 4606 Bytes
UK		 Get On With Your Short Life

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
2001EireSonyCD5047842-Current
2001EireSonyMC5047844-Current
2001UKCurbCD0927475642Extra tracksCurrent

  1. You Took My Breath Away
  2. Get On With Your Short Life
  3. Christopher Street
  4. Everytime
  5. Call Me Old Fashioned
  6. The Reason We Are Here
  7. (Looking In) The Wrong Place
  8. Don't Look At Me That Way
  9. If You Love Me
  10. The Wandering Kind
  11. The Ballard Of Killaloe
  12. So What If It Rains
  13. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  14. Before The Night Is Through
  15. Here I Am
  16. New York
  17. Get On With Your Short Life (Remix)
Produced by Kevin Killen
Written by Brian Kennedy / Pat Gribben (1, 15), Brian Kennedy / Ali Thomson / Chris Braide (2, 17), Brian Kennedy (3, 11, 16), Brian Kennedy / James MacMillan (4), Brian Kennedy / Paul Brady (5), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl / Boo Hewerdine(6, 7, 10), Brian Kennedy / Curtis Stigers (8), Brian Kennedy / Danny Schogger (9), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl (12), Neil Young (13), Brian Kennedy / Chip Taylor (14),

Musicians:
Brian Kennedy: vocals, harmonies, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, piano, loops, harmonica
Gerry Leonard: guitars, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, loops, spookiness
Paul Bryan: bass, chamberlin, harmonium
Charlie Drayton: drums, percussion
Andy Snitzer: Protools, programming, additional keyboards
Calum MacColl: banjo, programming, keyboards, harmonies (7), electric guitar (10)
Boo Hewerdine: acoustic guitar (7, 10)
Adrian Dunbar: guitar (13)
Anton: drums (14)
John Plantania (14)
Tony Mercandante: bass (14)
Seth Farber: keyboards (14)
Chip Taylor: acoustic guitar (14)
Audrey Martels: vocals (14)
Pat Gribben: guitar, programming (15)
Peter McKinney: drums (15)
Paul Meehan: keyboards, drum programming (17)
Schjolin: guitars (17)

so what if it rains sleeve - 3715 Bytes So What If It Rains

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
2001EireSonyCDBKCD2-Promo

  1. So What If It Rains (Radio Edit)
  2. Take Your Time
  3. The Will To Fly
  4. When Will You Let Yourself Be Loved
Produced by Kevin Killen (1-2), Calum MacColl (3), Calum MacColl & Boo Hewerdine (4)
Written by Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl (1, 3), Brian Kennedy / Danny Schogger (2), Brian Kennedy / Boo Hewerdine(4)

Brian Kennedy live CD sleeve - 8457 Bytes Live In Belfast

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
2004UKCurbCDCURCD1482 CDcurrent

  1. Now That I Know What I Want
  2. For One Kiss
  3. A Better Man
  4. Town
  5. The Curragh Of Kildare
  6. Margaret Barry Broke My Heart
  7. Crazy Love / Have I Told You Lately
  8. New York
  9. Christopher Street
  10. The Ballard Of Killaloe
  11. Danny Boy
  12. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
  13. The Isle Of Innisfree
  14. Different God
  15. Get On With Your Short Life
  16. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  17. Put Your Message In The Box
  18. Captured / Dirty Old Town / Will Ye Go Lassie Go
  19. So What If It Rains
  20. Love, Life And Happiness
  21. Carrickfurgus
  22. You Raise Me Up
Mixed by Calum Malcolm
Written by Kennedy / Braide / Nevin (1), Kennedy / Vitesse (2, 20), Kennedy / Lind / Pickett (3), Kennedy / Mitchell (4), Trad. Arr. Kennedy / O'Cathain / Gilland / Gribben (5), Kennedy / MacColl (6, 19), Morrison (7), Kennedy (8-10), Trad./ Weatherly / Samuel (11), Westendorf / Martin (12), Farrelly (13), Hewerdine / MacColl (14), Kennedy / Braide / Thomson (15), Young (16), Wallinger (17), Kennedy / Mitchell / MacColl / McPeake (18), Trad./Kennedy (21), Graham / Lovland (22)

Musicians:
Brian Kennedy: vocals
Calum MacColl: guitar, dulcimer, Ebow, vocals
James Blennerhassett: bass, double bass
Liam Bradley: drums, percussion, vocals
James Hallawell: keyboards, vocals
The West Ocean String Quartet: strings (12-13).

Brian Kennedy live DVD sleeve - 10471 Bytes Live In Belfast

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
2004UKCurbDVDDVD2515NTSC (all regions)current

  1. Now That I Know What I Want
  2. For One Kiss
  3. A Better Man
  4. Town
  5. Margaret Barry Broke My Heart
  6. The Curragh Of Kildare
  7. Danny Boy
  8. New York
  9. Crazy Love / Have I Told You Lately
  10. Christopher Street
  11. The Ballard Of Killaloe
  12. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
  13. The Isle Of Innisfree
  14. Different God
  15. Get On With Your Short Life
  16. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  17. Put The Message In The Box
  18. Captured / Dirty Old Town / Will Ye Go Lassie Go
  19. So What If It Rains
  20. Love, Life And Happiness
  21. You Raise Me Up
  22. Carrickfurgus
Mixed by Calum Malcolm
Written by Kennedy / Braide / Nevin (1), Kennedy / Vitesse (2, 20), Kennedy / Lind / Pickett (3), Kennedy / Mitchell (4), Kennedy / MacColl (5, 19), Trad. Arr. Kennedy / O'Cathain / Gilland / Gribben (6), Trad./ Weatherly / Samuel (7), Kennedy (8, 10-11), Morrison (9), Westendorf / Martin (12), Farrelly (13), Hewerdine / MacColl (14), Kennedy / Braide / Thomson (15), Young (16), Wallinger (17), Kennedy / Mitchell / MacColl / McPeake (18), Graham / Lovland (21), Trad./Kennedy (22)

Musicians:
Brian Kennedy: vocals
Calum MacColl: guitar, dulcimer, Ebow, vocals
James Blennerhassett: bass, double bass
Liam Bradley: drums, percussion, vocals
James Hallawell: keyboards, vocals
The West Ocean String Quartet: strings (12-13).

Homebird sleeve - 3715 Bytes Homebird

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
2006UKCurbCDCURCD217Extra CDCurrent

  1. If You Don't Believe In Me
  2. Destination
  3. Turn To Me
  4. What You Wish For
  5. Every Song Is A Cry For Love
  6. Coming Home
  7. Let Me In
  8. Homebird
  9. For Once In Your Life
  10. Go With My Heart
  11. West
  12. All Over The World
  13. You Raise Me Up
  14. What You Wish For
  15. Every Song Is A Cry For Love
  16. Go With My Heart
  17. Destination
  18. Homebird
  19. West
  20. If You Don't Believe In Me
  21. You Are
  22. Silver Hearts On Chains
  23. Sea Of Stars
  24. Coming Home
  25. For Once In Your Life
  26. Let Me In
  27. Turn To Me
Produced by Calum MacColl
Written by Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl / Ronan Keating (1, 20), Brian Kennedy / Ali Thompson / Martin Terefe (2, 17), Brian Kennedy / Brendan Graham (3, 27), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl / Boo Hewerdine (4, 14), Brian Kennedy / Calum MacColl (5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 18, 19, 24, 26), Brian Kennedy / Marc Roberts (9, 25), Brian Kennedy / Ali Thompson (10, 16, 21), Don Mescall (12), Brendan Graham / Rolf Lovland (13), Brian Kennedy (15), Brian Kennedy / Eddi Reader (22), Brian Kennedy / Sharon Vaughan (23)
Notes
The 2nd CD contains acoustic recordings.
Boo doesn't remember co-writing 'What You Wish For', but Calum assures him he did!