Power of Ten (album)

1992 studio album by Chris de Burgh
Power of Ten
Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
ReleasedApril 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 vocals, backing vocals, additional acoustic guitar (2, 8, 9)
  • Rupert Hine – keyboards
  • Danny McBride – electric guitars, guitar solos
  • Geoffrey Richardson – acoustic guitars, viola (1)
  • Jamie West-Oram – electric guitar (6)
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Michael Witzel – drums, percussion
  • Tim Sanders – saxophone
  • The Chieftains – various instruments (7)
  • Paddy Moloney – arrangements (7)
  • Miriam Stockley – additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
  • Linda Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Power Of Ten". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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