Tired and Emotional

Tired and Emotional is the debut album by Irish singer Mary Coughlan released in 1985 by East West Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group (at the time known as WEA).

Reception
The album sold an unexpected 100,000 copies in Ireland, partly because of a memorable appearance on The Late Late Show. It also received a B+ rating from rock critic Robert Christgau.

Personnel

 * Mary Coughlan - vocals
 * Erik Visser - guitar, percussion
 * Declan Gibbons - guitar
 * Gerrard Coffey - guitar, executive producer
 * Greg 'Curly' Keranen - double bass
 * Micky Belton - drums
 * Tony Maher - accordion, synthesizer
 * Gerald O'Donoghue - percussion, engineer
 * Carl Hession - piano, synthesizer
 * Pat MacNamara - accordion
 * Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh - bones
 * Keith Donald, Tony Chambers - saxophone
 * Jimmy Higgins, Snr. - trumpet