Celtic Thunder’s fourth studio album helps further distance the outfit from its traditional roots, swapping out the songs of its homeland for Hallmark-patented ballads from the likes of Neil Diamond and Peter Catera.
Like 2009’s Take Me Home, 2010's It’s Entertainment has little fear of schmaltz, as evidenced by the inclusion of straight-up tear-pleading renditions of funeral hymn/American Idol audition standards like "Amazing Grace" and Leonard Cohen’s ubiquitous "Hallelujah." That said, the lads have a lot of fun with material like "Surfer Medley" and "Doo Wacka Doo" -- say what you will about the heavily marketed, camera-ready Irish gentlemen, at least they don’t take themselves too seriously.
The performances are all top-notch, but it’s hard not to picture yourself sick from lukewarm chicken breasts covered in mushrooms and half-drunk on two-dollar bottles of chardonnay with your head in your hands at a rickety dinner table, watching the father and the bride dance at the worst wedding you have ever been to.
This is what male soloists do when the pints are flowing and the karaoke machine has been left unattended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HomeAmy Foster-Gillies | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Life with YouCraig Reid | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Lough Swilly RailwayPhil Coulter | Celtic Thunder | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | HallelujahLeonard Cohen | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Just Like Jesse JamesDiane Warren | Celtic Thunder | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Hard to Say I'm SorryCetera, Peter Cetera | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Bad Bad Leroy BrownJim Croce | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Doo Wacka DooPhil Coulter | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Amazing GraceTraditional | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Hello AgainNeil Diamond | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | When You Wish Upon a StarLeigh Harline | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Standing on the CornerFrank Loesser | Celtic Thunder | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 13 | Surfer MedleyChuck Berry, Brian Wilson | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 14 | SwayBeltran, Norman Gimbel, Gimble | Celtic Thunder | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 15 | (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 16 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForThe Edge | Celtic Thunder | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 52 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 338 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beltran | Composer |
| 2 | Chuck Berry | Composer |
| 3 | Charley Bird | Personnel |
| 4 | Ivan Black | Brass Arrangement |
| 5 | Denis Blackham | Mastering |
| 6 | Sharon Browne | Creation, Executive Producer, Producer |
| 7 | Neil Byrne | Guitar, Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Paul Byrom | Personnel |
| 9 | Hugh Carslaw | Orchestra Contractor |
| 10 | Noeleen Carslaw | Orchestra Leader |
| 11 | The Celtic Concert Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 12 | Celtic Thunder | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Cetera | Composer |
| 14 | Peter Cetera | Composer |
| 15 | Leonard Cohen | Composer |
| 16 | Dave Cooke | Keyboards, Vocal Arrangement |
| 17 | Phil Coulter | Arranger, Composer, Musical Director, Producer |
| 18 | Jim Croce | Composer |
| 19 | Neil Diamond | Composer |
| 20 | George Donaldson | Personnel |
| 21 | The Edge | Composer |
| 22 | Amy Foster-Gillies | Composer |
| 23 | Ivan Gilliland | Guitar (Electric) |
| 24 | Norman Gimbel | Composer |
| 25 | Gimble | Composer |
| 26 | Keith Harkin | Personnel |
| 27 | Leigh Harline | Composer |
| 28 | Michael Keeney | Arranger, Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 29 | Ryan Kelly | Personnel |
| 30 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 31 | Conor McCreanor | Double Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 32 | Damian McGinty | Personnel |
| 33 | Brendan Monaghan | Bodhran, Guitar, Pipes, Whistle |
| 34 | Declan O'Donoghue | Drums, Percussion |
| 35 | Paul Rattigan | Design |
| 36 | Craig Reid | Composer |
| 37 | Traditional | Composer |
| 38 | Enda Walsh | Studio Supervisor |
| 39 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 40 | Brian Wilson | Composer |
| 41 | Mark Wilson | Percussion |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |