# The Hands of Man > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Hands_of_Man > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Hands_of_Man.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hands_of_Man > Source revision: 1310932744 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2014 studio album by Chris de Burgh The Hands of Man Studio album by Chris de Burgh Released 20 October 2014 Studio British Grove and Stanley House (London, UK) Genre Pop Length 55:27 Label Rockware Producer Chris Porter Chris de Burgh Chris de Burgh chronology Home (2012) The Hands of Man (2014) A Better World (2016) ***The Hands of Man*** is singer/songwriter [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_Burgh)'s twentieth [album](/source/Album), released in 2014. De Burgh announced during his Live in Concert 2013 tour that he had completed work on his 20th studio album, entitled "The Hands of Man". Briefly describing the title, de Burgh explained that "hands can perform miracles, they can save lives and end lives". The album uses this concept as a basis for the themes of the album's songs. Following this introduction, de Burgh went on to play the unreleased "The Fields of Agincourt", a song which takes inspiration from the 15th century Battle of Agincourt, between the English & French. The album was released on 26 September 2014 in mainland Europe.[1] It peaked at number 8 in the German album chart,[2] and reached number 71 in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart).[3] ## Track listing All songs written by Chris de Burgh. **Sunrise** 1. "The Hands of Man" - 4:46 1. "There Goes My Heart Again" - 3:24 1. "Big City Sundays" - 3:26 1. "Where Would I Be?" - 4:01 1. "The Ghost of Old King Richard" - 2:55 1. "The Candlestick" - 3:42 1. "Through These Eyes" - 3:02 1. "The Keeper of the Keys" - 4:55 1. "Meridiem" - 2:09 **Sunset** 1. "Letting Go" - 3:19 1. "When the Dream Is Over" - 3:36 1. "Empty Rooms" - 3:37 1. "The Bridge" - 4:21 1. "The Fields of Agincourt" - 5:05 1. "One More Goodbye" - 3:17 ## Personnel - Chris de Burgh – vocals, acoustic piano, guitars - Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestrations - [Phil Palmer](/source/Phil_Palmer) – guitars - [Neil Taylor](/source/Neil_Taylor_(guitarist)) – guitars - [Geoffrey Richardson](/source/Geoffrey_Richardson_(musician)) – [tenor banjo](/source/Tenor_banjo), viola, violin - Ed Poole – bass guitar - [Geoff Dugmore](/source/Geoff_Dugmore) – drums - Jay Craig – [bass clarinet](/source/Bass_clarinet) - Mark White – trumpet - [Jakko Jakszyk](/source/Jakko_Jakszyk) – backing vocals - Ffion Wilkins – backing vocals **Production** - Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design - Chris Porter – producer, recording, engineer, mixing - Jason Elliott – engineer - Joe Kearns – engineer - Ian Lloyd-Bisley – technical assistant, logistics - Alex Hutchinson – art direction - Sarah Fulford – art direction, sleeve design, photography - Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, management - Dave Morley – photography ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The Hands of Man"](http://cdeb.com/audio/the-hands-of-man). *Chris de Burgh*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-254204). *Offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 7 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART RESULTS MATCHING : THE HANDS OF MAN"](http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the%20hands%20of%20man/). *Officialcharts.com*. Retrieved 7 August 2017. ## External links - [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hands-of-man-mw0002727520](http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hands-of-man-mw0002727520) 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 This 2010s pop album-related article is a stub. 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