title: Valparaiso (album)
text: # Valparaiso (album)
  
  Valparaiso is Rita Connolly's second solo recording, released in 1996. It features a guest appearance by Iarla O'Lionaird on vocals.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Ocean Floor"–4:55 (S. Condell)
  * "Valparaiso"–3:57 (R. Connolly)
  * "Lizzie Finn"–5:10 (S. Barry, S. Davey)
  * "Ripples In The Rockpools"–3:27 (S. Davey)
  * "Piccadilly"–4:46 (Leo O'Kelly)
  * "His Name Is Elvis"–3:18 (S. Barry, S. Davey)
  * "Two White Horses"–2:39 (S. Condell)
  * "Shakin' The Blues Away"–2:33 (Irving Berlin)
  * "Sun Song"–3:51 (R. Connolly, S. Davey)
  * "Rio"–4:48 (Michael Nesmith)
  * "The Great Guns Roarv"–4:00 (S. Davey)
  * "The Quiet Land of Erin"–3:36 (J O'Hara, S. Davey)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Rita Connolly - Vocals.
  * Iarla O'Lionaird - Vocals.
  * Shaun Davey - Harmony vocals.
  * Robbie Brennan & Paul McAteer - Drums.
  * Noel Eccles - Percussion.
  * Eoghan O'Neill - Bass guitars.
  * Des Moore - Acoustic & electric guitar, High String Guitar & Mandolin.
  * Anthony Drennan - Lead electric guitar, Dobro, Acoustic guitar, E-Bow electric.
  * Jimmy Smith - Lead electric guitar.
  * Gerry O'Beirne - Acoustic guitar.
  * Paul Drennan & Eddie Lynch - Keyboards.
  * Michael Buckley - Soprano & Tenor Sax, Flute.
  * Matthew Manning - Oboe, Cor Anglais.
  * Backing Vocals/Chorus: Sean Connolly, Patricia Connolly, Enda Connolly, Inez Connolly, Ursula Connolly, Clare Kenny, Carla Gallagher, Valerie Armstrong and Steve Cooney.
  
  ### Production
  
  * Produced by Shaun Davey.
  * Co-Produced by Rita Connolly.
  * Engineered & mixed by Bill Somerville-Large
  * Additional engineering - Andrew Boland & Brian Masterson.
  * Assistant Engineer - Conan Doyle.
  * Executive Producer - John Cook.
  * Computer Programming - Dennis Woods.
  * Recorded at Westland Studios & Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
  