Eleanor Mc Evoy - Only A Woman's Heart

Only A Woman's Heart written by McEvoy is the title song of the album A Woman's Heart which went on to sell over three-quarters of a million copies in Ireland alone and was (and remains) the biggest selling Irish album of all time.

The song Only A Woman's Heart has been covered by a number of artists including:

  • Emmylou Harris with Mary Black on Black's 1996 album Wonder Child
  • Phil Coulter on his 2005 album Recollections
  • French Canadian singer Isabelle Boulay. Boulay's version appeared on her album De retour à la source, which was nominated as one of the five finalists for the 2008 Juno Awards for the category "Francophone Album of The Year".
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  • Celtic Woman 2012 album Celtic Woman: Believe

Only A Woman's Heart also has a page and half mention in Charles Webb's book New Cardiff which was made into the movie Hope Springs. Webb's book The Graduate was the basis for the award winning film The Graduate.

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of A Woman's Heart . The anniversary was celebrated with four sold-out performances at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Eleanor McEvoy, Mary Coughlan, Sharon Shannon, Dolores Keane, Wallis Bird, and Hermione Hennessy were on the bill. Further anniversary concerts are being planned.

In April 2012 Kiera Murphy produced at documentary entitled Our Woman's Hearts which explores how A Woman's Heart came about, why it became so popular, as well as the effect it has had on three generations of women. The documentary is a part of RTÉ Radio 1's series Documentary on One.

The Secret of Living written by McEvoy was released in July 2012 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the iconic “A Woman’s Heart.”. The song is performed by McEvoy, Mary Coughlan, Sharon Shannon, Gemma Hayes, and Hermione Hennessey. In a review from Hot Press The Secret of Living was described as a classy new single from the 'A Woman's Heart' group.

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