# Chris de Burgh discography

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Chris de Burgh discography De Burgh performing in Düsseldorf, Germany Studio albums 23 Live albums 4 Compilation albums 9 Singles 66 Video albums 8 Box sets 1

The discography of British-Irish musician [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_Burgh) consists of 23 [studio albums](/source/Studio_album), 9 [compilation albums](/source/Compilation_album), 4 [live albums](/source/Live_album), and 66 [singles](/source/Single_(music)), along with 8 [videos](/source/Video) and [DVDs](/source/DVD) and one [box set](/source/Box_set). His 23 [studio albums](/source/Studio_album) consist of 19 of completely new material, 2 albums of cover versions, 1 album featuring a mix of new songs, cover versions, and re-recordings and 1 consisting of acoustic versions of previously released tracks. His debut album, *[Far Beyond These Castle Walls](/source/Far_Beyond_These_Castle_Walls)*, released in 1974, reached number 1 in Brazil, but failed to chart elsewhere.

De Burgh's first album to chart in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) was *[The Getaway](/source/The_Getaway_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))*, released in 1982, charting at number 30. His earlier albums, *[Spanish Train and Other Stories](/source/Spanish_Train_and_Other_Stories)* and *[Crusader](/source/Crusader_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))* charted after this success. De Burgh's first album to reach number one in the UK Albums Chart was 1988's *[Flying Colours](/source/Flying_Colours_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))*, his second top 10 album chart placing after 1986's *[Into the Light](/source/Into_the_Light_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))*.

Chris de Burgh was signed to [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) for many years (1974–2004), but he now has his own label, *[Ferryman Productions](/source/Ferryman_Productions)*. His recent albums are released by German label, [Edel Records](/source/Edel_Records).

## Albums

### Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK [1] AUS [2][3] AUT [4] CAN GER [5] IRE NL [6] NOR [7] SWI [8] US [9] Far Beyond These Castle Walls Released: 1974 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — — — — — — Spanish Train and Other Stories Released: 1975 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 78 — — 64[10] — — — 35 — — MC: Platinum[11] At the End of a Perfect Day Released: 1977 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — 94 — — — — — — Crusader Released: January 1979 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 72 62 — 67 — — — — — — MC: Gold[11] Eastern Wind Released: July 1980 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — 26[12] — — — 1 — — MC: Gold[11] The Getaway Released: September 1982 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 30 18 3 9 1 — — 1 — 43 BVMI: Platinum[13] MC: Platinum[11] Man on the Line Released: 7 May 1984 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 11 51 9 13 1 — 46 6 1 69 BPI: Silver[14] BVMI: Platinum[13] MC: Platinum[11] Into the Light Released: 27 May 1986 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 2 14 19 10 2 1 9 1 2 25 BPI: 2× Platinum[14] BVMI: 2× Platinum[13] MC: 2× Platinum[11] RIAA: Gold[15] Flying Colours Released: 3 October 1988 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 1 37 — 17 1 1 16 10 2 — BPI: Platinum[14] BVMI: Platinum[13] IFPI SWI: Gold[8] MC: Platinum[11] Power of Ten Released: April 1992 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 3 81 29 24 1 — 38 7 3 — BPI: Gold[14] BVMI: Gold[13] IFPI SWI: Gold[8] This Way Up Released: 16 May 1994 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 5 149 37 — 4 — 28 — 5 — BPI: Silver[14] BVMI: Gold[13] IFPI SWI: Gold[8] Beautiful Dreams Released: 6 November 1995[16] Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 33 — — — 29 — 57 5 24 — BPI: Gold[14] Quiet Revolution Released: September 1999 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 23 — — — 6 — 45 — 10 — BVMI: Gold[13] Timing Is Everything Released: 2002 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP 41 — — — 12 — 76 — 18 — The Road to Freedom Released: 2004 Label: Edel Format: CD, LP 75 — 42 — 5 22 18 — 22 — BVMI: Gold[13] The Storyman Released: 2006 Label: Edel Format: CD, LP 38 — — — 8 — 18 — 28 — Footsteps Released: 2008 Label: Edel Format: CD, LP 4 — 38 — 9 22 — — 22 — BPI: Silver[14] BVMI: Platinum[13] IFPI SWI: Gold[8] Moonfleet & Other Stories Released: 2010 Label: Ferryman Productions Format: CD, LP 25 — 42 100 3 33 — — 31 — BVMI: Gold[13] Footsteps 2 Released: 14 October 2011 Label: Ferryman Productions Format: CD, LP 38 — 44 — 10 — — — 3 — BVMI: Gold[13] Home Released: 12 October 2012 Label: Ferryman Productions Format: CD, LP 92 — 48 — 15 — — — 19 — The Hands of Man Released: 26 September 2014 Label: Rockware Format: CD, LP 71 — 37 — 8 — — — — — A Better World Released: 23 September 2016 Label: Rockware Format: CD, LP 60 — 49 — 7 — 78 — 17 — The Legend of Robin Hood Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Rockware Format: CD, LP 19 — 26 — 7 — — — 16 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK [1] AUT [4] GER [5] NL [6] SWI [8] Live in South Africa Released: 1979 Label: A&M Format: CD, Cassette, LP — — — — — High on Emotion: Live from Dublin Released: 11 September 1990 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 15 23 8 51 14 BPI: Gold[14] IFPI SWI: Gold[8] The River Sessions Released: 2004 Label: Hypertension Format: CD Radio broadcast - not an official release — — — — — Live in Dortmund Released: May 2005 Label: SPV Format: 2x CD — — 39 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK [1] AUS [2] AUT [4] CAN GER [5] NL [6] NOR [7] SWI [8] Best Moves Released: 1981 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 65 — — 47 5 — 4 — MC: Gold[11] The Very Best of Chris de Burgh Released: December 1984 Label: Telstar Format: LP, cassette 6 12 — — — — — — BPI: Gold[14] Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh Released: 23 October 1989 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 4 90 11 49 2 52 — 3 BPI: 2× Platinum[14] BVMI: Platinum[13] IFPI SWI: Platinum[8] MC: Gold[11] The Love Songs Released: 29 September 1997 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 8 75 — — 51 65 — 17 BPI: Gold[14] The Lady in Red (The Very Best of Chris De Burgh) Released; 25 January 2000 Label: Ark 21 Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — — The Ultimate Collection Released; 27 November 2000 Label: Eagle Format: CD, LP — — — — 39 — — 76 BPI: Gold[14] Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection Released: 19 March 2001 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP 19 — — — — — 14 — 20th Century Masters: The Best of Chris De Burgh Released: 27 July 2004 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — — Gold Released: 2007 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — — Now and Then Released: 21 April 2008 Label: Universal TV Format: CD, LP 12 — — — — — — — 50 Years of Music Released: 4 October 2024 Label: Telamo Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### Box sets

- *Much More Than This* (2006)

- *Essential Chris de Burgh* (2022)

## Singles

### 1970s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) Album IRE CAN AC 1974 "Hold On" — — Far Beyond These Castle Walls 1975 "Turning Round" — — "A Spaceman Came Travelling" 1 22 Spanish Train and Other Stories "Just Another Poor Boy" — — 1979 "The Devil's Eye" — — Crusader

### 1980s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) Album AUS [17] CAN [18] IRE GER NED [19] NOR SUI UK [20] US [21] 1980 "The Traveller" — — — — — — — — 106 Eastern Wind "Sailor" — — 16 — — — — — — 1981 "Waiting for the Hurricane" — — — — — — — — — Best Moves 1982 "Don't Pay the Ferryman" 5 32 9 24 — — — 48 34 The Getaway "The Getaway" — — — 24 — 8 — — "Ship to Shore" 75 — — 69 — — — 145 71 "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" — — 17 52 — — — — — "Borderline" — — 12 — — — — — — 1983 "High on Emotion" 91 27 5 12 — — 5 44 44 Man on the Line 1984 "The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" — — 20 49 — — 29 80 — "Sight and Touch" — — — — — — — 189 — 1986 "Fire on the Water" 100 85 19 46 — — 16 88 — Into the Light "Say Goodbye to It All" 59 51 — — — — — — — "The Lady in Red" 2 1 1 5 4 1 18 1 3 MC: Platinum[11] BPI: Gold[22] "Fatal Hesitation" — — 7 — — — — 44 — "A Spaceman Came Travelling (New Version)" / "The Ballroom of Romance" — — 15 — — — — 40 — Non-album single "One Word (Straight to the Heart)" — — — 60 — — — — — Into the Light 1987 "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" — 891 10 31 — — — 55 — Non-album single 1988 "Love Is My Decision" — 59 — — — — — — — Arthur 2: On The Rocks Soundtrack "Missing You" 45 17 1 29 37 — 20 3 — Flying Colours 1989 "Tender Hands" — — 18 — — — — 43 — "Sailing Away" — — — 56 45 — — 78 — "Don't Look Back" — — — — — — — — — "This Waiting Heart" — — 15 36 — — 27 59 — Spark to a Flame "Diamond in the Dark" — — 14 — — — — 95 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1 Appeared in album chart as cassette EP with catalogue number for [Wonderful Life (Black album)](/source/Wonderful_Life_(Black_album))[23]

### 1990s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) Album CAN IRE GER NED [19] SUI UK [20] 1990 "Don't Pay the Ferryman (Live)" — — — — — 84 High on Emotion: Live from Dublin 1991 "The Simple Truth (A Child is Born)" (Re-release) — — — 50 — 36 Charity single for Campaign for Kurdish Refugees 1992 "Separate Tables" 39 14 39 — 25 30 Power of Ten "Where We Will Be Going" — — — — — 91 "Making the Perfect Man" — — — — — 87 "By My Side" — 15 61 — — — 1993 "Shine On" — — — — 95 "Talk to Me" — — 86 — — — 1994 "This Weight On Me" 26[24] — — — — — This Way Up "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" 80 27 56 — — 51 "This Silent World" — — 52 — — — "This Is Love" — — 55 — — — "Here Is Your Paradise" — — — — 101 1995 "The Snows of New York" — — — — — 60 Beautiful Dreams 1996 "I'm Not Crying Over You" — — — — — 78 "Always on My Mind" — — — — — — "Riding on a Rainbow" — — — — — — Non-album single 1997 "So Beautiful" — — — — — 29 The Love Songs 1998 "Forevermore" — — — — — — "In a Country Churchyard (New Version)" — — — — — — 1999 "When I Think of You" — — 75 — — 59 Quiet Revolution "A Woman's Heart" — — 96 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### 2000 onwards

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) Album IRE GER UK [20] 2000 "Patricia the Stripper 2000" — — — Notes from Planet Earth 2001 "Two Sides to Every Story" — — 172 2002 "Guilty Secret" — — 121 Timing Is Everything 2004 "The Words 'I Love You'" — — — The Road to Freedom "Read My Name (Remix)" — — — "Five Past Dreams" — — — 2005 "Patricia the Stripper (with Dustin)" 3 — — Charity single for National Children's Hospital 2006 "One World" 99 — The Storyman "My Father's Eyes" — — — 2007 "Raging Storm" — — — 2008 "You'll Never Walk Alone" — — — Footsteps 2010 "Everywhere I Go"1 — — — Moonfleet & Other Stories "A Spaceman Came Travelling 2010"1 — — 187 2011 "Go Where Your Heart Believes"1 — — — Moonfleet & Other Stories "S.O.S."1 — — — Footsteps 2 2016 "Bethlehem"1 — — — A Better World 2017 "Once in a Lifetime"1 — — — 2021 "Live Life, Live Well"1 — — — The Legend of Robin Hood 2024 "It's Never Too Late"1 — — — 50 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1 Download-only singles - no physical releases

## Non-album tracks

In addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, de Burgh has also recorded a number of songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, single B-sides, stand-alone singles and songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums. The songs listed in the table below are available on official releases.

Title First appearance Year Other appearances Every Drop of Rain Best Moves 1981 Waiting for the Hurricane Best Moves 1981 'Waiting for the Hurricane' single, The Very Best of Chris de Burgh, The Ultimate Collection, Home (acoustic version) The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born) Non-album single 1987 Bonus track on CD release of Flying Colours, Now and Then Love is My Decision 'Arthur 2: On the Rocks' soundtrack 1988 Much More Than This box set This Waiting Heart Spark to a Flame 1989 "This Waiting Heart" single, The Ultimate Collection, Notes from Planet Earth, Now and Then Diamond in the Dark Spark to a Flame 1989 "Diamond in the Dark" single Do What You Do (George Gershwin cover) The Glory of Gershwin 1994 Strangers on a Train B-side to "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" single 1994 When I See You Tonight B-side to "This Silent World" single 1995 The Ballad of Thunder Gulch Privately pressed single 1995 Riding on a Rainbow ‘Riding on a Rainbow’ single 1996 Bonus track on CD release of Live in South Africa That's What Friends Are For B-side to ‘Riding on a Rainbow’ single 1996 Theme to Dawdle the Donkey children's TV show Forevermore The Love Songs 1997 "Forevermore" single, Home (acoustic version) It's Me (and I'm Ready to Go) The Love Songs 1997 So Beautiful The Love Songs 1997 "So Beautiful" single There's a New Star Up in Heaven Tonight (Princess Diana tribute) Privately pressed single 1997 The Ultimate Collection, Now and Then Desperado (Live) (Eagles cover) Live in Bangkok (Thailand-only album) 1997 Live in Zabrze, Poland - TV broadcast Friends Forevermore (with Aravon School Choir) Friends Forevermore (Aravon School Choir album) 2000 Two Sides to Every Story (with Shelley Nelson) Notes from Planet Earth 2001 'Two Sides to Every Story' single, Now and Then Hey Jude (Live) (The Beatles cover) 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD 2001 Much More Than This box set Ticket to Ride (Live) (The Beatles cover) 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD 2001 Much More Than This box set Yesterday (Live) (The Beatles cover) 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD 2001 Much More Than This box set Oh, Pretty Woman (Live) (Roy Orbison cover) 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD 2001 Much More Than This box set Even Now The Road to Freedom special edition 2004 B-side to "Five Past Dreams" single Little Angel The Road to Freedom special edition 2004 Kiss Me from a Distance The Road to Freedom special edition 2004 B-side to "The Words 'I Love You'" single Once Upon a Time The Road to Freedom special edition 2004 B-side to "Read My Name" single, Live in Dortmund (live version) Because I Love You (Demo) Much More Than This box set 2006 Bring the Boy Back (Demo) Much More Than This box set 2006 Heaven's a Long Way From Here (Demo) Much More Than This box set 2006 Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues cover) Much More Than This box set 2006 Day After Day B-side to ‘One World’ single 2006 The Seduction of Lady Jane Seymour B-side to ‘Raging Storm’ single 2007 The Bells of Christmas Footsteps special edition 2008 You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers and Hammerstein cover) Footsteps special edition 2008 "You'll Never Walk Alone" single Live for the Day (with Tina Yamout) Now and Then 2008 Catch the Wind (Donovan cover) Footsteps 2 special edition 2011 Moonshadow (Cat Stevens cover) Footsteps 2 special edition 2011 Mit 66 Jahren (Udo Jürgens cover) Mitten im Leben (Udo Jürgens tribute album) 2014 'Life of Udo Jürgens' German TV concert – October 2014 Be My Valentine 50 Years of Music 2024 On this Day 50 Years of Music 2024 It's Never Too Late 50 Years of Music 2024

In addition to the songs listed above, professional live recordings exist of live performances by de Burgh of the following songs.

Title First appearance Year Other appearances Here Comes the Sun (Live) (The Beatles cover) BBC Radio 1 'In Concert' 1975 1975 Remembrance Day (Song for Enniskillen) The Gay Byrne Radio Show 1987 The Late Late Show TV performance 31 December 1987 Eleanor Rigby (Live) (The Beatles cover) Live in Zabrze, Poland - TV broadcast 1996 'Take 2 Classic Covers' acoustic TV performance 2015 Hotel California (Live) (Eagles cover) Live in Poland - TV broadcast 2000 Psalm 23 (The Lord Is My Shepherd) BBC Songs of Praise special 2006 Those Were The Days (Mary Hopkin cover) Russian TV performance 2019

## Videography

De Burgh has released 7 live concert videos to date. Only the 2010 Footsteps Live DVD is still in print and available to buy new. Most of the videos are not complete concerts, with only the Munich Concerts VHS from 1985 being close to a full concert recording. Most of these videos are available to view on YouTube.

Title Released Format(s) Duration Description The Video 1983 VHS 65 minutes Concert footage from Hamilton Palace in Canada, mixed with interview and rehearsal footage. The Munich Concerts 1985 VHS 100 minutes Recorded during his 3 night run in December 1984 in front of a total of 60,000 fans High on Emotion: Live from Dublin 1990 VHS / Video CD / LaserDisc 81 minutes Concert footage from Dublin in December 1988. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were around 125 minutes long Beautiful Dreams Live 1995/2005 VHS / DVD 90 minutes Concert footage from Birmingham in December 1995, featuring a solo set and then set with orchestra. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were around 130 minutes long Benefit for Volendam 2001 VHS / DVD 88 minutes Limited edition solo concert release in aid of the Volendam disaster fund. Also includes some interview footage. Total running time of concert unknown. The Road to Freedom Live 2004 DVD 90 minutes Filmed in Germany on the solo tour of 2004. Also features 25 minute documentary. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were 160–180 minutes long. Footsteps - Live in Concert 2010 DVD 109 minutes Filmed in Germany on the Footsteps tour of 2009. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were 165–180 minutes long.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Billboard_Hot_100_21-0)** ["Chris de Burgh Chart History: *Billboard* Hot 100"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-de-burgh/chart-history/hsi/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UK's_certification_database_22-0)** ["Certified Awards Search: Chris de Burgh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040853/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx). [BPI](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry). Archived from [the original](http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["RPM Top 100 Albums - January 30, 1988"](https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0928.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["RPM Top 100 - August 8, 1994"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.2557.pdf) (PDF).

## External links

- [Chris de Burgh Official Website](http://www.cdeb.com)

- [Chris de Burgh discography](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Chris+de+Burgh) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Entry at 45cat.com](https://www.45cat.com/artist/chris-de-burgh)

v t e Chris de Burgh Studio albums Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974) Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975) At the End of a Perfect Day (1977) Crusader (1979) Eastern Wind (1980) The Getaway (1982) Man on the Line (1984) Into the Light (1986) Flying Colours (1988) Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Beautiful Dreams (1995) Quiet Revolution (1999) Timing Is Everything (2002) The Road to Freedom (2004) The Storyman (2006) Footsteps (2008) Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010) Footsteps 2 (2011) Home (2012) The Hands of Man (2014) A Better World (2016) Compilation albums Best Moves (1981) The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984) Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989) The Love Songs (1997) Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection (2001) Now and Then (2008) Singles "A Spaceman Came Travelling" "Don't Pay the Ferryman" "The Lady in Red" "Missing You" "You'll Never Walk Alone" Related Discography Rosanna Davison

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