Following his sell-out show in Mullingar last September, Legendary singer-songwriter, Albert Hammond, comes to Mullingar Arts Centre on Wednesday, 31 August.
One of the all time greatest song writers, Hammond will be joined on stage by his own band to present a stunning 2.5-hour journey through 5 decades of our lives.
Hear the songs, the stories behind them and the artists Albert has worked with including Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and many more.
It will be an evening of hits including ‘It Never Rains in Southern California,’ ‘The Free Electric Band,’ ‘The Air That I Breathe,’ ‘Down By The River,’ ‘One Moment In Time,’ ‘I’m A Train’, ‘To all the girls I’ve loved before’, ‘When I need You’ – and others too numerous to mention.
Hammond is responsible for making our own Joe Dolan an international star. He penned ‘Make me an Island,’ ‘Good Lookin’ Woman’ and ‘Teresa’ for Joe. “I loved Joe,” he said. “After I wrote those songs for him, I moved to California. Joe was looking for more material to record. But nobody told me. That was a big regret of mine. Joe was an amazing talent and a wonderful person: I am delighted to be launching my first full Irish tour in Joe’s home town.”
Albert has been writing hit songs for over fifty years. There has not been a single decade in which he has not written multiple hits songs since he scored his first hit with “Little Arrows” at the age of 24. That song was a Number One in the Irish Charts for The Dixie’s Show Band and the Spanish version went on to top the charts in many Latin American countries.
His songs have been responsible for over 50 chart-topping hits.
Many of his most beloved songs, like “The Air That I Breathe” and “When I Need You,” have become hits multiple times with various artists, decade after decade.
He has been inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and has been awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth.
Albert Hammond comes to the Mullingar Arts Centre on 31 August. Tickets are €30 and are available now by calling 044-934-7777 or booking online at www.mullingarartscentre.ie.
