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{{short description|1989 greatest hits album by Clannad}}
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{{Use Irish English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Pastpresent
| type         = greatest
| artist       = [[Clannad]]
| cover        = Clannadpast.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 24 April 1989
| recorded     = 
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = 
| length       = {{Duration|m=64|s=01}}
| label        = [[RCA]] / [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
| producer     = {{hlist|[[Greg Ladanyi]]|Richard Dodd|[[Steve Nye]]|[[Tony Clarke (record producer)|Tony Clarke]]|[[Russ Kunkel]]|Paul Brennan|Ciaran Brennan}}
| prev_title   = [[Atlantic Realm]]
| prev_year    = 1989
| next_title   = [[The Angel and the Soldier Boy]]
| next_year    = 1989
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r102950}}</ref>
}}

'''''Pastpresent''''' is a [[Greatest hits album|greatest-hits anthology]] by Irish [[folk group]] [[Clannad]], released in 1989. It is a collection of selected songs recorded by the band from 1982 up to 1989, including two new songs exclusive to this release (until their inclusion on the 2003 remastered edition of ''[[Sirius (Clannad album)|Sirius]]'') – "[[The Hunter (Clannad song)|The Hunter]]" and "World of Difference".

Three singles were released to promote the anthology: "The Hunter", "[[In a Lifetime]]" (re-issue) and the band's only double A-side "[[Hourglass (Clannad song)|Hourglass]]"/"[[Theme from Harry's Game]]". However, "[[Hourglass (Clannad song)|Hourglass]]" does not appear on this anthology and was only available as a single until it was included on the 2-disc 1997 Netherlands anthology ''[[In a Lifetime: The Ultimate Collection]]'' (BMG 74321 488072) and then again on the 2020 anthology ''[[In a Lifetime (album)|In a Lifetime]]''.

A book of [[sheet music]] for all songs except "Stepping Stone" was also produced.

The album cover is a still image taken from the music video released for the single "The Hunter".

==Track listing==
# "[[Theme from Harry's Game|Theme from ''Harry's Game'']]" – 2:26
# "[[Closer to Your Heart (Clannad song)|Closer to Your Heart]]" – 3:28
# "[[Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)]]" – 4:48
# "[[The Hunter (Clannad song)|The Hunter]]" – 4:53
# "Lady Marian" – 3:19
# "Sirius" – 5:34
# "{{lang|ga|italic=unset|Coinleach Glas an Fhómhair}}" – 5:56
# "Second Nature" – 3:19 (not on vinyl album)
# "World of Difference" – 4:00
# "[[In a Lifetime]]" (duet with [[Bono]]) – 3:07
# "[[Robin (The Hooded Man)]]" (theme from ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]'') – 2:49
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]" – 4:44
# "Newgrange" – 4:02
# "{{lang|ga|italic=unset|Buachaill Ón Éirne}}" – 3:07
# "White Fool" – 4:37
# "Stepping Stone" – 3:52 (not on vinyl album)

==Charts and certifications==
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===Weekly Charts===
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!Chart (1989)
!Peak<br />position
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|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Clannad|title=australian-charts.com - Discography Clannad|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
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|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Clannad|title=Discografie Clannad - dutchcharts.nl|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref>[https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Clannad Charts.nz]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19859/clannad/|title=CLANNAD - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|}

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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Clannad|title=Past Present|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=2002|certref=<ref name="ARIA Chart">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/FJygQce |title=Clannad ARIA chart history 1988 to 2025 |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= 17 June 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Clannad|title=Past Present|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|access-date=3 June 2019|id=5023-751-2}}
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==Singles==
# "[[The Hunter (Clannad song)|The Hunter]]"
# "[[In a Lifetime#1989 Re-release|In a Lifetime]]" (1989 Re-release)
# "[[Hourglass (Clannad song)|Hourglass]]"/"[[Theme from Harry's Game]]" (Double A-Side)

==Book==
{{Infobox book
|name= Pastpresent
|image= ClannadPastPresent.jpg
|author=[[Clannad]]
|country=Ireland<br />United States<br />Germany
|language=English<br />[[Irish language|Irish]]
|publisher=Wise Publications
|pub_date=[[1989 in literature|1989]]
|isbn=0-711919-19-4
|oclc=65126191
}}
'''''Pastpresent''''' is a [[Sheet music|sheet-music]] book, published to coincide with the album and video of the same name. The book provides sheet music for all songs from the album except "Stepping Stone". The book is now out of print. Credits in the books vary depending on the edition, of which there are two.

===Chapters===
# "[[Theme from Harry's Game]]"
# "[[Closer to Your Heart (Clannad song)|Closer to Your Heart]]"
# "[[Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)]]"
# "[[The Hunter (Clannad song)|The Hunter]]"
# "Lady Marian"
# "Sirius"
# "Coinleach Glas An Fhómhair"
# "Second Nature"
# "World of Difference"
# "[[In a Lifetime]]" (a duet with [[Bono]])
# "[[Robin (The Hooded Man)]]"
# "[[Something to Believe In (Clannad song)|Something to Believe In]]"
# "[[Newgrange (song)|Newgrange]]"
# "Buachaill Ón Éirne"
# "[[White Fool]]"
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==Video==
{{Infobox film
| name = Pastpresent
| image = ClannadPastPresent.jpg
| caption = Original cover
| director = Various
| producer = Various
| music = [[Clannad]]
| distributor = [[RCA Records]]<br>[[BMG Records]]
| released = {{Film date|1989}}
| language = [[Irish language|Irish]]<br>English
}}

''Pastpresent'' was released on both [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]]. The video for ''Pastpresent'' is still widely available online, but has not been republished by the record companies involved.

===Scenes===
# "Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" – opening sequence
# "Harry's Game"
# "An Mhaighdean Mhara"
# "Closer to Your Heart"
# "Something to Believe In"
# "Teir Abhaile"
# "Robin (The Hooded Man)"
# "Newgrange"
# "Hourglass"
# "Buachaill Ón Éirne"
# "The Hunter"
# "In a Lifetime"
# "Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" – closing sequence

*Times vary between scenes, with the closing credits on some United States versions of the video showing the full track "Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" at the end.
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==References==
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==External links==

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[[Category:Clannad compilation albums]]
[[Category:1989 video albums]]
[[Category:1989 books]]
[[Category:Music books]]
[[Category:1980s live video albums]]
[[Category:1989 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:1989 live albums]]