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| Released | March 23, 1999 |
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| Genre | Folk, Celtic, pop rock |
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| Length | 52:24 |
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| Label | North Star Music |
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Mother
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(2001)
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In the Arms of the Wind (
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Mother
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Beautiful Dreamer
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Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers & Motherhood is an album by Susan McKeown, Cathie Ryan, and Robin Spielberg. The album was released through North Star Music on March 23, 1999. Produced by McKeown, Ryan, and Spielberg, Mother features Charae Krueger, Gerry Leonard, Gerry O'Beirne, Jeff Berman, Johnny Cunningham, and Áine Minogue.
McKeown, Ryan, and Spielberg first met working on the holiday record The Soul of Christmas: A Celtic Music Celebration for Tommy Boy Records in 1997. While filming the accompanying PBS Christmas special, the trio hatched the idea for a "collaborative album of songs celebrating mothers and motherhood." Mother was met with mixed to positive reviews from music critics. While promoting the album, McKeown, Ryan, and Spielberg were featured on CBS Mornings' Mother's Day Special, airing May 5th, 1999.