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Engineered by Pat McCarthy, also Mr. Jones (Counting Crows), With or Without You (U2) and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (U2)
Released on Ensign, also Troy (Sinéad O’Connor), Fisherman’s Blues and Mandinka (Sinéad O’Connor)
Written by Mike Scott, also Fisherman’s Blues, How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding) and The Whole of the Moon
Produced by Mike Scott, also Fisherman’s Blues, The Whole of the Moon and Strange Boat
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Pat McCarthy engineered 6 of The Waterboys’s top 10 songs
John Dunford produced 3 of The Waterboys’s top 10 songs
Pat McCarthy engineered 130 songs on fono
William Butler Yeats wrote 40 songs on fono
Credits
All 16 credits
- Written by
- Mike Scott and William Butler Yeats
- Produced by
- John Dunford and Mike Scott
- Performed by
- Anthony Thistlethwaite, Colin Blakey, Mike Scott, Padraig Stevens, Steve Wickham, Thomas McKeown, Tomás Mac Eoin and Trevor Hutchinson
- Engineered by
- Pat McCarthy
- Part of
- Fisherman’s Blues
- Recorded at
- Spiddal House
- Released on
- Ensign
- Written by
- Mike Scott and William Butler Yeats
- Produced by
- John Dunford and Mike Scott
- Performed by
- Anthony Thistlethwaite, Colin Blakey, Mike Scott, Padraig Stevens, Steve Wickham, Thomas McKeown, Tomás Mac Eoin and Trevor Hutchinson
- Engineered by
- Pat McCarthy
- Part of
- Fisherman’s Blues
- Recorded at
- Spiddal House
- Released on
- Ensign
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Pat McCarthy
Same writer: Mike Scott
Same label: Ensign
Same studio: Spiddal House
Same engineer: Pat McCarthy
Same writer: Mike Scott
Same producer: Mike Scott
Same release: Fisherman’s Blues
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Anthony Thistlethwaite
The Stolen Child was performed by Anthony Thistlethwaite
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Colin Blakey
The Stolen Child was performed by Colin Blakey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Mike Scott
The Stolen Child was performed by Mike Scott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Padraig Stevens
The Stolen Child was performed by Padraig Stevens
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Steve Wickham
The Stolen Child was performed by Steve Wickham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Thomas McKeown
The Stolen Child was performed by Thomas McKeown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Tomás Mac Eoin
The Stolen Child was performed by Tomás Mac Eoin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was performed by Trevor Hutchinson
The Stolen Child was performed by Trevor Hutchinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was produced by John Dunford
The Stolen Child was produced by John Dunford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was produced by Mike Scott
The Stolen Child was produced by Mike Scott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was written by Mike Scott
The Stolen Child was written by Mike Scott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was written by William Butler Yeats
The Stolen Child was written by William Butler Yeats
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The Stolen Child is part of the release Fisherman’s Blues
The Stolen Child is part of the release Fisherman’s Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was recorded at Spiddal House
The Stolen Child was recorded at Spiddal House
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Ensign is the label of the song The Stolen Child
Ensign is the label of the song The Stolen Child
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was engineered by Pat McCarthy
The Stolen Child was engineered by Pat McCarthy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz The Stolen Child was released on 1988-10-17
The Stolen Child was released on 1988-10-17
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026