{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox album| | name = At the End of a Perfect Day | type = studio | artist = [[Chris de Burgh]] | cover = At the End of a Perfect Day.jpeg | alt = | released = 1977 | recorded = | venue = | studio = [[Morgan Studios|Morgan]] (London, UK) | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = 35:23 | label = [[A&M Records|A&M]] | producer = [[Paul Samwell-Smith]]<ref>{{cite news |title=He's Going Places |work=Ottawa Journal |date=5 August 1977 |page=33}}</ref> | prev_title = [[Spanish Train and Other Stories]] | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = [[Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)|Crusader]] | next_year = 1979 }} '''''At the End of a Perfect Day''''' is singer [[Chris de Burgh]]'s third [[album]], released in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |title=Germany loves him, America is lukewarm |work=The Globe and Mail |date=16 November 1983 |page=P19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Halverson |first1=Jim |title=New record releases |work=The Sault Star |date=Oct 1, 1977 |page=21F}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-the-end-of-a-perfect-day-mw0000469931|title=At the End of a Perfect Day – Chris de Burgh | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> |rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=789}}</ref> |rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' |rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=186}}</ref> }} ''[[The Irish Times]]'' called the album one of de Burgh's "darkest, most bittersweet releases."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Ed |title=In Praise of Chris de Burgh, Musical Genius |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=15 April 2017 |page=5}}</ref>
==Track listing== All compositions by Chris de Burgh #"Broken Wings" – 3:06 #"Round and Around" – 3:06 #"I Will" – 3:30 #"Summer Rain" – 4:00 #"Discovery" – 3:21 #"Brazil" – 3:13 #"In a Country Churchyard (Let Your Love Shine On)" – 3:56 #"A Rainy Night in Paris" – 3:21 #"If You Really Love Her, Let Her Go" – 4:01 #"Perfect Day" – 4:01
== Personnel == * Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–7, 9, 10), [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]] solo (1), guitars (2–5, 7, 9, 10), foot tap (2), [[harpsichord]] (5), acoustic piano (8) * Paul Hart – acoustic piano (4, 5, 7, 10) * [[Alun Davies (guitarist)|Alun Davies]] – acoustic guitar (1), guitars (3, 4) * [[Bryn Haworth]] – electric guitar (10), [[slide guitar]] (10) * Dave Markee – bass (1, 3–5, 7, 10), backing vocals (10) * [[Gerry Conway (musician)|Gerry Conway]] – drums (1, 3, 4) * [[Dave Mattacks]] – drums (5, 7, 10), percussion (5) * [[Barry Morgan (musician)|Barry Morgan]] – drums (5), percussion (5) * [[Morris Pert]] (as "Maurice Pert") – percussion (2) * [[Jimmy Jewell (saxophonist)|Jimmy Jewell]] – saxophone (2, 8), brass (4) * John Mumford – brass (4) * Brian Rogers – string arrangements (3, 5), horn arrangements (5) * Del Newman – string arrangements (7, 9) * [[Paul Samwell-Smith]] – backing vocals (1–3, 9, 10) * Sue Lynch – backing vocals (7)
'''The Spiteri Band on "Brazil"''' * Jorge Spiteri – acoustic piano, guitars, backing vocals * Joseito Romero – guitars, [[flute]], backing vocals * José Manuel Arria – bass guitar * Bernardo Ball – drums, percussion
'''Production''' * Paul Samwell-Smith – producer * Mike Bobak – engineer * Nick Cook – assistant engineer * Fabio Nicoli – art direction * Nick Marshall – cover design * Roger Stowell – photography * Bob Garcia – liner notes
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