Rita MacNeil
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Born a woman
- Christmas at Home with Rita MacNeil
- On a personal note
- Rita MacNeil Songbook
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1944-05-28
- Active to
- 2013-04-16
celticeast coastfolksinger-songwriter
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,910
- Total plays
- 53,444
Tags
holidayCanadiancanada
Rita MacNeil, (born May 28, 1944 - April 16, 2013) is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country charts throughout her career. In the United Kingdom, MacNeil's song "Working Man" was a #11 hit in 1990. In 1990, she was the bestselling country artist in Canada, outselling ev
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,264x
- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,922x
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,864x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,816x
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