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Power of Ten
Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
ReleasedApril 2, 1992
GenreRock
Length52:01
LabelA&M
ProducerRupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
High on Emotion: Live from Dublin
(1990) 		Power of Ten
(1992) 		This Way Up
(1994)

Power of Ten is the tenth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1992 on A&M Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh.

  1. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30
  2. "By My Side" – 4:24
  3. "Heart of Darkness" – 4:45
  4. "In Your Eyes" – 4:49
  5. "Separate Tables" – 3:38
  6. "Talk to Me" – 3:51
  7. "The Connemara Coast" (with The Chieftains) – 3:47
  8. "Brother John" – 4:55
  9. "Shine On" – 4:59
  10. "A Celebration" – 3:49
  11. "She Means Everything to Me" – 3:19
  12. "Making the Perfect Man" – 5:16
  • "Separate Tables" was also recorded as an English duet as well as an English/German duet with Greek singer Vicky Leandros and released on her 2000 album Jetzt!.[1]
  • Lyrics and music of the track "Heart of Darkness" appear again as a recurrent motif in the later Chris de Burgh album Moonfleet & Other Stories, released in 2010, particularly in the track "The Light on the Bay".

Personnel

  • Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals, additional acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 8, 9)
  • Rupert Hine – keyboards
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Paddy Moloney – arrangements (track 7)
  • Danny McBride – electric guitar, guitar solos
  • Geoff Richardson – acoustic guitar, viola (track 1)
  • Tim Sanders – saxophone
  • Miriam Stockley – additional backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9)
  • Linda Taylor – additional backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9)
  • Jamie West-Oram – electric guitar (track 6)
  • Michael Witzel – drums, percussion

Production

  • Produced by Rupert Hine
  • Engineered and mixed by Stephen W. Tayler at Metropolis Studios (London, England).
  • Assistant technician – James Cadsky
  • Art direction and design – Norman Service
  • Photography – Richard Haughton
  • Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten". austriancharts.at.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten". hitparade.ch.
  4. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
  5. ^ "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
  6. ^ "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Power Of Ten". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Power Of Ten in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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