Eleanor McEvoy (album)
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Eleanor McEvoy is the 1993 studio album debut of Eleanor McEvoy
Eleanor McEvoy
Eleanor McEvoy is one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary singer/songwriters. McEvoy composed the song Only A Woman's Heart, title track of A Woman's Heart, the best-selling Irish album in Irish history.-Biography:...

, released on Geffen Records
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. International radio hits followed with the release of the two main singles "Apologise" and "A Woman's Heart". McEvoy toured the USA, Europe
Europe
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 and the Far East
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 in support of the album and racked up international sales of over 250,000 copies. Hot Press
Hot Press
Hot Press is a fortnightly music and political magazine based in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a circulation of 19,215 during 2007...

, Ireland
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's premier music magazine, named her Best Solo Performer in 1992 and Best Songwriter in 1993 and placed the album amongst the top debuts of that year.

In June 2003, Eleanor McEvoy
Eleanor McEvoy
Eleanor McEvoy is one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary singer/songwriters. McEvoy composed the song Only A Woman's Heart, title track of A Woman's Heart, the best-selling Irish album in Irish history.-Biography:...

 followed up the release of her award winning fourth album, Yola
Yola (Album)
Yola is Eleanor McEvoy's fourth studio album, and her first album on her own label, Moscodisc. Yola proved to be a turning point in McEvoy's musical direction. Stripped-back, acoustic tracks reflect McEvoy's new approach to recording and performing...

, with the relaunch of her debut album. The remastered album appears under the title Eleanor McEvoy 'Special Edition and is on the Market Square Records
Market Square Records
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 (MSMCD127). In its new guise it is presented with an additional four tracks, two of which although from the same recording period, have never been released before. The album contains both the English and Spanish versions of
Only A Woman's Heart, which is the title track for, A Woman's Heart, the biggest-selling Irish album in Irish history.

Critical reception

The album was praised in The New York Times with reviewer Jon Pareles writing, "Ms. McEvoy has the skills of a first-rate songwriter and she sings with a voice that is forthright and welcoming, from a breathy low register up to a clear mezzo-soprano."

Track listings

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