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Home (Chris de Burgh album)

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Home
Studio album by
Released7 October 2012
RecordedJune 2012
StudioChris de Burgh's home studio, Enniskerry, Ireland
Length47:41
LabelFerryman Productions
Producer
Chris de Burgh chronology
Footsteps 2
(2011)
Home
(2012)
The Hands of Man
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Home is a 2012 album by Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. The album features acoustic re-recordings of 14 lesser-known songs from de Burgh's back catalogue. It was recorded during June 2012 in de Burgh's home studio in Enniskerry in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

  1. "Waiting for the Hurricane" – 2:59
  2. "Tender Hands" – 3:59
  3. "Fatal Hesitation" – 3:30
  4. "Love & Time" – 4:10
  5. "Sailor" – 4:03
  6. "Living on the Island" – 2:51
  7. "It's Such a Long Way Home" – 3:04
  8. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:19
  9. "Forevermore" – 3:20
  10. "Fire on the Water" – 3:03
  11. "Suddenly Love" – 3:12
  12. "I Will" – 3:10
  13. "I'm Not Scared Anymore" – 3:43
  14. "Goodnight" – 2:18
  15. "Last Night" (Limited Edition only) – 4:38
  16. "Carry On" (Limited Edition only) – 4:17

"Last Night" and "Carry On" are included as bonus tracks on a limited edition version of the album released in Germany.[3]

An "Amazon Exclusive" version of the album available for streaming or download includes "Last Night" as a bonus track.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album liner notes.[4]

Production

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  • Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
  • Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Hutchinson – art direction
  • Sarah Fulford – art direction, sleeve design, photography
  • Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, photography, management

Weekly charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 199
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 92

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Home – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic.
  2. ^ de Burgh, Chris (2012). Home (album liner notes). Ferryman Productions. FERRY777.
  3. ^ "Chris de Burgh – Home (2012, CD)". Discogs.
  4. ^ Home (album liner notes). Ferryman Productions. 2012. FERRY777.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris de Burgh – Home" (in German). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Chris de Burgh – Home" (in French). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Chris de Burgh – Home". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Home". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Chris de Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.