Under the Influence is the second album by Irish singer Mary Coughlan. It was first released in 1987 by Warner Music (at the time called WEA).
Reception The album received a 4 and a half star rating on AllMusic. The single "Ride On" reached number 5 on the Irish Pop Charts in 1987.
Track listing "Laziest Girl" (Cole Porter) "Ice Cream Man" (Johnny Mulhern) "Ice Cream Van" (D. Murphey) "Parade of Clowns" (R. Crispijn, H. Van Veen, E. Van Der Wurff) "My Land Is Too Green" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser) "Ride On" (Jimmy MacCarthy) "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) "Fifteen Only" (Wedekind Dress) "AWOL" (H. Visser, L. Geuens, Antoinette Hensey) "The Dice" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser) "Don't Smoke in Bed" (Willard Robison) "Blue Surrender" (D. Long) "Sunday Mornings" (Molly McAnally Burke) "Coda" (Antoinette Hensey, Erik Visser)
Personnel Mary Coughlan - vocals Connor Barry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Jerome Rimson - bass Robbie Brennan - drums Noel Eccles - percussion Raoul Eurlings - piano on "My Land Is Too Green" Trevor Knight - piano, synthesizer Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes Theo van Tol - accordion Richie Buckley - tenor and soprano saxophone Helen Walsh, Rita Connolly, Valerie Armstrong - backing vocals Arthur De Groodt - cello Pleun Van Der Linden, Sylvia Houtzager - violin Coen Van Der Heide - viola André Vulperhorst - tuba Peter Williams, Erik Visser - Fairlight programming
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