Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)
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| Crusader | ||||
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| Released | 1 January 1979 | |||
| Recorded | AIR Studios additional recording at Abbey Road Studios, Super Bear Studios, Nice | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:31 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Andrew Powell | |||
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Crusader is Chris de Burgh's fourth album, released by A&M Records in 1979. The album was produced by Andrew Powell, who has worked with the Alan Parsons Project in many of their early albums. The musicians on the album also came from the Alan Parsons Project.
Track listing
- "Carry On" - 3:47
- "I Had The Love In My Eyes" - 3:29
- "Something Else Again" - 4:25
- "The Girl With April In Her Eyes" - 4:55
- "Just In Time" - 5:11
- "Carry On" (Reprise) - 0:32
- "The Devil's Eye" - 4:13
- "It's Such A Long Way Home" - 3:31
- "Old-Fashioned People" - 3:27
- "Quiet Moments" - 1:38
- "Crusader" - 8:48
- "The Fall Of Jerusalem"
- "In The Court Of Saladin"
- "The Battlefield"
- "Finale"
- "You And Me" - 1:12
All songs by Chris de Burgh.
Personnel
- Chris de Burgh – lead and harmony vocals, six and twelve-string acoustic guitars
- Ian Bairnson – electric guitars, harmony vocals (3)
- Mike Moran – pianos, organ, synthesizers
- Francis Monkman – harpsichord (4)
- Andrew Powell – acoustic piano (5, 9, 11, 12), orchestra and choir arrangements, conductor
- David Paton – bass, harmony vocals (3, 8)
- Chris Laurence – double bass (4)
- Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
- David Cripps – French horn solo (3)
- Skaila Kanga – harp (4)
- Olive Simpson – harmony vocals (8)
Production
- Producer – Andrew Powell
- Engineer – Jon Kelly
- Assistant Engineers – Tim Cuthbertson and Nigel Walker
- Art Direction – Michael Ross
- Design – David Tyrell
- Photography – Rod Shone