A Woman's Heart - Eleanor McEvoy & Mary Black, 1992

Eleanor McEvoy and Mary Black perform the title track to the album ‘A Woman’s Heart’.

Eleanor McEvoy, who wrote the song ‘A Woman’s Heart’ was a violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra, and has played support to international acts such as Joan Armatrading.

Eleanor McEvoy and her band are joined on the Late Late Show by singer Mary Black for a performance of the title track of the album ‘A Woman’s Heart’.

This performance was part of a Late Late Show special for Irish musician Sharon Shannon.

A Woman’s Heart is a compilation of twelve songs performed by six female Irish artists, including Eleanor McEvoy, Mary Black, Frances Black, Dolores Keane, Sharon Shannon, and Maura O’Connell. The album was released in July 1992 on Dara Records and was produced by Joe O’Reilly, Mary Black’s husband. The album went on to break the record as the best selling Irish album of all time in the Irish charts.

This episode of The Late Late Show was broadcast on 18 December 1992. The presenter is Gay Byrne.

[Saj-czio]

I sat in an Irish pub in Leytonstone almost exactly 30 years ago today, with a Guinness. This was on the jukebox. I was alone in the pub, it was my birthday. Just a fond memory of being young. Really nice song.

[GerryMcKay]

I love this beautiful track. SOLIDARITY WITH MY WORLDWIDE SISTERS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!😎💜🤍💚😎

[robertrighetti]

I love Mary What a treasure, and backed by Eleanor and her band only raises all to the way to the heavens!!

[derekobrien]

One of the most beautiful songs ever to grace the world

[gerdheinrichs]

Tears in my eyes ....when i listen to that Song .
A man's Heart can also

[Rollin_L]

Within a few years of the A Woman's Heart album coming out, I was able to see five of the six magnificent ladies perform live and meet them afterwards. I was getting the CD autographed, one by one and, when speaking with Eleanor after her concert, I mentioned that Mary Black was next on my list. Eleanor, who has a great sense of fun about her, volunteered that she did a grand Mary Black autograph and offered to sign my CD for both of them. I declined of course and we had a good laugh over it. But both ladies were a delight, as were Maura O'Connell, Sharon Shannon and Frances Black upon hearing and meeting them as well.

[christinapsalmist]

Wonderful lady in charity shop sang this for us customers today. It was on radio when my first daughter was being born, rotunda 1992. What a gift from God. 🙏 ♥️ Still is...

[wayneprince-nr]

I have seen Mary LIVE over ten times and each time she is SPECIAL. She is kind and thoughtful, not to mention talented!

[Ffwoa]

Excellent duet. This song is everything

[deirdremacnamara]

Great song. Ive seen Mary Black a few times in concert. All these women are powerful singers. 👏

[manniblanz]

I was listening to some Irish songs when suddenly this one popped up. Fascinating voices completing each other, wonderful music and songwriting. I have no idea why I missed that in the early 90's, maybe it hasn't been released in Germany. Happy that I found it now. BTW the whole album is worth to listen to!

[janewrin]

I grew up listening to Mary Black, among others, and her clarity and soul shaped my singing.

[bikerwilli]

wonderful song, I love this voice of Eleanor 😍

[williammccabe]

Lovely song i this for my mother one beautiful woman very strong good hart she always been so strong and always was there for me and family ❤Ann sorry about my spelling xx Willie

[andyjarvisio]

Here because of Derry Girls.. such a great piece of tv with a perfect song to complement it

[tazkb]

I have been a big lover of both of these women for over 30 years now, Mary is probably the better known of the two but eloaner should not take a back seat she's also a great Irish female vocalist in her own right, and for some reason Irish female vocalists have a certain something about their voices that stands out from the crowd and I for one love most of them.

[noraodywer]

That's for sure it only a woman's heart ♥ thanks to the two wonderful voices

[ABCABC-tjdg]

Believe me! It's not only a Woman's Heart.

[williammccabe]

❤ To all women beautiful song a woman will always look after her own the same as we should your mum always looks out of u no matter what age u are I always look out for my kids and grandkids Willie

[blindscribe]

No idea what was in the water in the 90’s, I lived it and still scratch my head trying to figure it all out, but good god, what a time to be Irish.