The Rovers (album)

The Rovers
File:The Rovers 1980 CD.jpg
Studio album by The Irish Rovers
Released	1980 (1980)
Genre	Country
Label	Attic
The Irish Rovers chronology
Tall Ships and Salty Dogs (1979)Tall Ships and Salty Dogs1979 The Rovers (1980) Wasn't That a Party (1980)Wasn't That a Party1980

The Rovers is a 1980 album by the music group The Irish Rovers. It was their first album after they rebranded themselves as The Rovers, dropping "Irish" from the group name, and includes their crossover country hit "Wasn't That a Party".

Track listing

Side 1

1. Mexican Girl
2. Yo Yo Man
3. Tara
4. Matchstick Men
5. Pheasant Plucker's Son

Side 2

1. Wasn't That a Party
2. Fireflyte
3. Movie Cowboys
4. Victory Chimes
5. Here's to the Horses

U.S. release

The album was released in the United States as "Wasn't That a Party." It had the same songs as "The Rovers," but a different cover.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	26

Preceded by Somebody's Waiting by Anne Murray

RPM Country Albums number-one album February 21 - March 7, 1981

Succeeded by Anne Murray's Greatest Hits by Anne Murray

External links

• Rovers: the Irish Rovers at the Balladeers