The Essential Chieftains

The Essential Chieftains is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Chieftains first released in 2006. It is part of the ongoing 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series, their last release for RCA ending a 20-year history since signing with the label in 1986.

Disc 1: The Chieftains Roots

 * 1) "Lots of Drops of Brandy" – 3:43
 * 2) "O'Sullivan's March (The Theme from Rob Roy)" – 3:59
 * 3) "An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set" – 5:57
 * 4) "Carolan's Concerto" – 3:05
 * 5) "The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle" – 2:51
 * 6) "Sea Image" – 6:11
 * 7) "Boil the Breakfast Early" – 3:55
 * 8) "The Women of Ireland (The Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew" – 5:15
 * 9) "Full of Joy" – 2:31
 * 10) "The Green Fields of America" – 5:39
 * 11) "Santiago de Cuba" – 3:39
 * 12) "The Donegal Set" – 5:46
 * 13) "Jabadaw" – 3:06
 * 14) "The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve" – 3:06
 * 15) "The French March" – 4:51
 * 16) "The Stone" – 6:23
 * 17) "The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)"  with James Galway - 4:29
 * 18) "Chasing the Fox" (From the Ballad of the Irish Horse) – 3:26

Disc 2: The Chieftains and Friends

 * 1) "I Know My Love" (with The Corrs) – 3:52
 * 2) "Shenandoah" (with Van Morrison) – 3:52
 * 3) "Country Blues" (with Buddy & Julie Miller) – 3:13
 * 4) "Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House in Connaught (Reels)" (with Béla Fleck) – 4:14
 * 5) "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 5:20
 * 6) "Red Is the Rose" (with Nanci Griffith) – 3:25
 * 7) "The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff" (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) – 3:16
 * 8) "Lambs In the Greenfields" (with Emmylou Harris) – 3:21
 * 9) "Guadalupe " (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos) – 2:51
 * 10) "Mo Ghile Mear - Our Hero" (with Sting) – 3:20
 * 11) "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (with Ricky Skaggs) – 2:42
 * 12) "Molly Bán (Bawn)" (with Alison Krauss) – 4:45
 * 13) "Long Journey Home (Anthem)" (with Elvis Costello & Anúna) – 4:17
 * 14) "The Rocky Road To Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) (not on all releases) – 5:03
 * 15) "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:37
 * 16) "The Rebel Jesus" (with Jackson Browne) – 3:49
 * 17) "Il Est Né/Ça Berger" (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 5:19
 * 18) "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" (with The Rankins) – 4:37