# Far Beyond These Castle Walls > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Far_Beyond_These_Castle_Walls > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Far_Beyond_These_Castle_Walls.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Beyond_These_Castle_Walls > Source revision: 1329061545 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the song by [Styx](/source/Styx_(band)), see [The Grand Illusion](/source/The_Grand_Illusion). 1974 studio album by Chris de Burgh Far Beyond These Castle Walls Studio album by Chris de Burgh Released 1974 Genre Rock Length 44:26 Label A&M Producer Robin Geoffrey Cable Chris de Burgh chronology Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974) Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975) ***Far Beyond These Castle Walls*** is the first [album](/source/Album) by [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_Burgh), released by [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) in 1974. The title refers to [Bargy Castle](/source/Bargy_Castle), which is shown on the back of the album cover. ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* in its review of 29 March 1975 considered the album's "sophisticated lyrics and production are good for college market" and expressed a hope that [A&M Records](/source/A%26M_Records) will found "another deserving artist" in face of Chris De Burgh.[2] Mike DeGagne of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) retrospectively praised the album, saying: "His gentle, beguiling vocal style is introduced, which instantly trademarks him as a genuine master of the soft ballad... What is most important about this album is the manner in which it reveals de Burgh as one of the finest mood-invoking artists ever."[1] ## Track listing All compositions by [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_Burgh). 1. "Hold On" – 4:03 1. "The Key" – 4:08 1. "Windy Night" – 4:53 1. "Sin City" – 4:35 1. "New Moon" – 4:59 1. "Watching the World" – 3:32 1. "Lonesome Cowboy" – 4:23 1. "Satin Green Shutters" – 5:02 1. "Turning Round", released outside the UK and Ireland as "Flying" – 6:24 1. "Goodnight" – 2:07 ## Musicians - [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_Burgh) – vocals, acoustic guitars, additional synthesizers - [Ronnie Leahy](/source/Ronnie_Leahy) – keyboards - Ken Freeman – [string synthesizer](/source/String_synthesizer) - [Phillip Goodhand-Tait](/source/Phillip_Goodhand-Tait) – [harmonium](/source/Harmonium) - Ray Glynn – electric guitars - [B.J. Cole](/source/B.J._Cole) – [pedal steel guitar](/source/Pedal_steel_guitar) - [Ray Jackson](/source/Ray_Jackson_(musician)) – [harmonica](/source/Harmonica), [mandolin](/source/Mandolin) - Brian Odgers – bass guitar - [Chris Laurence](/source/Chris_Laurence) – [double bass](/source/Double_bass) - Barry De Souza – drums - Lennox Laington – percussion - Del Newman – arrangements (1, 8) - Richard Hewson – arrangements (2, 9) - Chris Hughes – brass arrangements - Madeleine Bell – backing vocals - Liza Strike – backing vocals - Joy Yates – backing vocals **Production** - Produced and Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable - Assistant Engineers – Mark Dodson and Mike Stavrou - Recorded at [Ramport Studios](/source/Ramport_Studios) and [AIR Studios](/source/AIR_Studios) (London, UK). - Mixed at [AIR Studios](/source/AIR_Studios) and [Trident Studios](/source/Trident_Studios) (London, UK). - Art Direction – Fabio Nicoli - Design – Nick Marshall - Photography – Dave Morse ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_1-1) DeGagne, Mike. ["Far Beyond These Castle Walls"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/far-beyond-these-castle-walls-mw0000373485). *AllMusic*. Retrieved 10 August 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bboardreview_2-0)** ["Review: Chris De Burgh– *Far Beyond These Castle Walls*"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220408000631/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-03-29.pdf) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 87, no. 13. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 29 March 1975. p. 48. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Archived from [the original](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-03-29.pdf) (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via World Radio History. 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 Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Far Beyond These Castle Walls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Beyond_These_Castle_Walls) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Beyond_These_Castle_Walls?action=history)). 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