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Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album)

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Released
  
3 October 1988

Artist
  
Chris de Burgh

Label
  
A&M Records

Length
  
54:09

Release date
  
3 October 1988

Genre
  
Pop music

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Recorded
  
Powerplay Studios in Zurich, Switzerland

Flying Colours (1988)
  
Spark to a Flame The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989)

Producers
  
Chris de Burgh, Paul Hardiman

Similar
  
Into the Light, Man on the Line, Far Beyond These Castle W, This Way Up, Timing Is Everything

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Flying Colours is singer Chris de Burgh's 9th studio album, released by A&M Records in 1988.

Contents

It went straight to number one in the UK on 15 October 1988 and is the only de Burgh album to go to number one on the UK album chart.

The single "Missing You" taken from the album peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 in Ireland in Dec 1988.

Chris de burgh carry me like a fire in your heart live


Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh.

  1. "Sailing Away" — 4:58
  2. "Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart)" — 4:24
  3. "Tender Hands" — 4:29
  4. "A Night on the River" — 3:48
  5. "Leather on My Shoes" — 4:41
  6. "Suddenly Love" — 3:12
  7. "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born) — 4:25 (CD bonus track)
  8. "Missing You" — 4:07
  9. "I'm Not Scared Anymore" — 4:46
  10. "Don't Look Back" — 2:55
  11. "Just a Word Away" — 3:17
  12. "The Risen Lord" — 3:40
  13. "The Last Time I Cried" — 5:32

Personnel

  • Chris de Burgh
  • Adrian Lee
  • Andy Richards
  • Peter Van Hooke
  • Phil Palmer
  • Chris White: saxophone

    • Production

  • Produced by Chris de Burgh (Tracks #1-6, 8-14) and Paul Hardiman (Tracks #1-7, 9-14).
  • Engineered and Mixed by Paul Hardiman
  • Recorded at Powerplay Studios (Zürich, Switzerland).
  • Mastered by Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Photography: Paul Cox
  • Art Direction and Design: Michael Ross
  • Illustration: Romas Foord
  • Management: Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

    • Songs

    1Sailing Away5:01
    2Carry Me4:25
    3Tender Hands4:29

    References

    Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album) Wikipedia
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