The Rovers is a 1980 album by the music group The Irish Rovers

The Irish Rovers

The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". The group is best known for their international television series, and renditions of traditional Irish drinking songs, as well as early hits, Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn",...

. It was their first album after they rebranded themselves as The Rovers, dropping "Irish" from the group name, and includes their crossover country hit "Wasn't That a Party".

Track listing

Side 1:

1. Mexican Girl
2. Yo Yo Man
3. Tara
4. Matchstick Men
5. Pheasant Plucker's Son

Side 2:

1. Wasn't That a Party
2. Fireflyte
3. Movie Cowboys
4. Victory Chimes
5. Here's to the Horses

U.S. release

The album was released in the United States as "Wasn't That a Party." It had the same songs as "The Rovers," but a different cover.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	26

External links

• Rovers: the Irish Rovers at the Balladeers