Track Listing

1. Time After Time
2. Make You Feel My Love
3. Both Sides Now
4. Vincent
5. Carrickfergus
6. I believe I Can Fly
7. Mama's Arms
8. The Wild Mountain Thyme
9. Suspicious Minds
10. This Is Your Song

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #565 in Music
• Released on: 2009-03-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 40 minutes

CD Description
Songs For My Mother is a beautiful and evocative collection of songs that Ronan remembers his mum listening to throughout his childhood. All of the songs on the album were carefully selected by Ronan and so have a special place in his heart. Along with traditional folk songs such as "Wild Mountain Thyme" and "Carrickfergus", the album includes tracks by revered musicians such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Elvis as well as Ronan’s version of Joshua Kadison’s song "Mama's Arms", a song that helped Ronan through his grieving for his mother Marie. The album also includes a brand new version of Ronan's song "This Is Your Song", written for both his parents.
 
Songs For My Mother was produced by Stephen Lipson, who’s past credits include Pet Shop Boys, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox and Will Young. Ronan lost his mother to breast cancer 10 years ago, in 1998. Along with his family, Ronan set up the The Marie Keating Foundation which funds two mobile cancer awareness units in Ireland. A dedicated fundraiser for the charity, Ronan ran his first London Marathon in 2008 to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!!!!
I got this CD for Mother's Day, and now that I've read that these songs were for Ronan's mother who died of cancer makes it all the more special. I love every song on this CD - it's not often that I get a CD where I like all the songs. It's brilliant - don't hesitate to buy this CD.

Not Bland - Know the Reason Fot It
To the above poster - If you understood this album you would know why the covers are on it. This CD is Ronan's tribute to his mother (who died of cancer when he was 19) It is a compilation of her favorite songs or songs she sang around the house, or to him, as he was growing up. He also redid his personal "This Is Your Song" that is a dedicatuon to her. Please know what you are talking about before you speak.

As for covers, Ronan, or his friends, have written 70 of the songs on his CD and several you may think are covers he actually recorded first. (ex: When You Say Nothing At All, The Long Goodbye)

If you do not like music such as comes from Ronan, Boyzone, Take That, Westlife, etc. Don't purchase it.

Amazing man
I think you are very insensitive with your commment - This album means a lot to Ronan and as stated it is full of his monthers favourite songs and songs that helped him through the grieving process in losing his mum.

It is released in time for mother days as his tribute to her because imagine how you would feel on mothers day if you had lost your mother!

I think the man is an inspiration!

Think before you comment!