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Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, MBE (born 12 December 1961) [2] is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. [3] After rising to public attention in 1983, he has since become a household name in Ireland and Britain; he has also had considerable success in Australia . [ 4 ]
The song has become a traditional Irish staple and it has been covered by an array of artists, most notably by Emmet Spiceland, Daniel O'Donnell, Show of Hands, The Irish Tenors, Phil Coulter, Paddy Reilly, Christy Moore, Tommy Fleming, Foster & Allen, The Johnstons, James Gallagher, Screaming Orphans, [5] and Patrick Clifford.
Two Sides Of is the second studio album released by Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell in 1985. It was with the release of this album that O'Donnell rose to prominence in Ireland, and led the way for him to be recognised in the UK.
2003 - Daniel O'Donnell released it on Songs of Faith; 2010 - Susan Boyle performed it onstage with Daniel O'Donnell at his concert in Castlebar, Ireland [1] 2018 - Dana Rosemary Scallon sang it on St Patrick’s Day in St Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC; 2022 - An Italian student records the first full rendition of the song in Italian, [2]
It contained cover versions of the singer's favourite songs from several Hollywood movies. The album helped O'Donnell make chart history in the UK, by becoming the first singer to have a different album featured in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart each year for the last 25 years. [2]
Daniel O'Donnell recorded the song, where it was released on the album, he Daniel O'Donnell Irish Collection, in 1996. Scottish tenor Robert Wilson released a version in the late 1940s. Dexys (a.k.a. Dexys Midnight Runners) recorded a version for their 2016 UK Top 10 album Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul.
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"Forty Shades of Green" has also been recorded by Dexys Midnight Runners, Daniel O'Donnell, Foster and Allen, Roger Whittaker and Ruby Murray, among others. [2] Irish guitarist Gary Moore quoted the song in the title track of his 1987 album, Wild Frontier, as a reference to a once innocent Ireland "before the wars began": "The victims you have ...