Valparaiso (album)

Valparaiso is Rita Connolly's second solo recording, released in 1996. It features a guest appearance by Iarla O'Lionaird on vocals.

Track listing

 * 1) "Ocean Floor"–4:55 (S. Condell)
 * 2) "Valparaiso"–3:57 (R. Connolly)
 * 3) "Lizzie Finn"–5:10 (S. Barry, S. Davey)
 * 4) "Ripples In The Rockpools"–3:27 (S. Davey)
 * 5) "Piccadilly"–4:46 (Leo O'Kelly)
 * 6) "His Name Is Elvis"–3:18 (S. Barry, S. Davey)
 * 7) "Two White Horses"–2:39 (S. Condell)
 * 8) "Shakin' The Blues Away"–2:33 (Irving Berlin)
 * 9) "Sun Song"–3:51 (R. Connolly, S. Davey)
 * 10) "Rio"–4:48 (Michael Nesmith)
 * 11) "The Great Guns Roarv"–4:00 (S. Davey)
 * 12) "The Quiet Land of Erin"–3:36 (J O'Hara, S. Davey)

Personnel

 * Rita Connolly - Vocals.
 * Iarla O'Lionaird - Vocals.
 * Shaun Davey - Harmony vocals.
 * Robbie Brennan & Paul McAteer - Drums.
 * Noel Eccles - Percussion.
 * Eoghan O'Neill - Bass guitars.
 * Des Moore - Acoustic & electric guitar, High String Guitar & Mandolin.
 * Anthony Drennan - Lead electric guitar, Dobro, Acoustic guitar, E-Bow electric.
 * Jimmy Smith - Lead electric guitar.
 * Gerry O'Beirne - Acoustic guitar.
 * Paul Drennan & Eddie Lynch - Keyboards.
 * Michael Buckley - Soprano & Tenor Sax, Flute.
 * Matthew Manning - Oboe, Cor Anglais.
 * Backing Vocals/Chorus: Sean Connolly, Patricia Connolly, Enda Connolly, Inez Connolly, Ursula Connolly, Clare Kenny, Carla Gallagher, Valerie Armstrong and Steve Cooney.

Production

 * Produced by Shaun Davey.
 * Co-Produced by Rita Connolly.
 * Engineered & mixed by Bill Somerville-Large
 * Additional engineering - Andrew Boland & Brian Masterson.
 * Assistant Engineer - Conan Doyle.
 * Executive Producer - John Cook.
 * Computer Programming - Dennis Woods.
 * Recorded at Westland Studios & Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.