Chris de Burgh discography
| Chris de Burgh discography | |
|---|---|
 De Burgh performing in Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| Singles | 59 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The discography of British-Irish musician Chris de Burgh consists of 21 studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 5 live albums and 59 singles, along with 8 videos and DVDs and one box set. His 21 studio albums consist of 17 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, released in 1974, was number 1 in the Brazilian charts, but failed to chart in any other countries.
De Burgh's first album to chart in the UK Albums Chart was The Getaway, released in 1982, charting at number 30. His earlier albums, Spanish Train and Other Stories and Crusader charted after this success. De Burgh's first album to chart at number one in the UK Albums Chart was his album Flying Colours released in 1988, but it was also his second album to chart in the Top 10, following his 1986 album Into the Light.
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, Chris explained that "hands can perform miracles, they can save lives and end lives". The forthcoming album uses this concept as a basis for the themes of the album's tracks. Following this introduction, Chris went on to play the unreleased "Fields of Agincourt" from the then upcoming album, 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]
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | CAN | GER | BRA | NOR | IRE | SWI | NL | AUT | BEL | DEN | POL | SWE | |||
| 1974 | Far Beyond These Castle Walls | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Spanish Train and Other Stories
|
37 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | At the End of a Perfect Day
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Crusader
|
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Eastern Wind
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | The Getaway
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30 | 43 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1984 | Man on the Line
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11 | 69 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 46 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1986 | Into the Light
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2 | 25 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1988 | Flying Colours
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1 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1992 | Power of Ten
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3 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1994 | This Way Up
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5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1995 | Beautiful Dreams
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33 | — | — | 29 | — | 5 | — | 24 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1999 | Quiet Revolution
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23 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Timing Is Everything
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41 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 18 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | The Road to Freedom
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75 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 42 | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Storyman
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38 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008 | Footsteps[2]
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4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | 38 | — | 12 | 40 | 55 |
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| 2010 | Moonfleet & Other Stories[3]
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25 | — | 100 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 31 | — | 42 | — | 12 | — | — |
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| 2011 | Footsteps 2
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38 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Home
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92 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 48 | — | 12 | — | — |
| 2014 | The Hands of Man
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71 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | A Better World
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60 | 7 | 17 | 78 | 49 | 137 | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | NOR | |||
| 1981 | Best Moves | 65 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1984 | The Very Best of Chris de Burgh | 6 | — | — | |
| 1989 | Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
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4 | 2 |
| |
| 1997 | The Love Songs
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8 | 51 | — |
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| 2000 | The Lady In Red (The Very Best Of Chris De Burgh)
|
— | — | — | |
| 2000 | The Ultimate Collection
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— | — | — | |
| 2001 | Notes from Planet Earth - The Ultimate Collection
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19 | — | 14 | |
| 2007 | Gold
|
— | — | — | |
| 2008 | Now and Then
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12 | — | — | |
Live albums
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | |||
| 1990 | High on Emotion: Live from Dublin
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15 | 8 | UK: 2× Platinum |
| 1997 | Live in South Africa
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— | — | |
| 2004 | The River Sessions
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— | — | |
| 2005 | Live in Dortmund
|
— | 39 | |
Videos and DVDs
- Chris de Burgh - The Video (1983)
- The Munich Concert (1985)
- High on Emotion: Live from Dublin (1990)
- Beautiful Dreams (1995)
- Benefit for Volendam (2001)
- The Road to Freedom - Live in Concert (2005)
- The Words I Love You (2008)
- Footsteps - Live in Concert (2010) - accompanied by backing band
Box sets
- Much More Than This (2006)
Non-album tracks
In addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, Chris has also recorded (or recording exist of) over 30 songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, B-Sides to singles, stand alone singles, songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums and songs performed live on TV. The songs featured in the table below have either been released officially, and/or have high quality recordings (video or audio) of them are accessible on public access sites such as YouTube.
| Title | First Appearance | Other Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Every Drop of Rain | Best Moves Compilation Album | |
| Waiting for the Hurricane | Best Moves Compilation Album | The Ultimate Collection (original version), Home (acoustic re-recording 2012) |
| This Waiting Heart | Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh | |
| Diamond in the Dark | Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh | ‘Diamond in the Dark’ Single |
| Forevermore | The Love Songs Compilation Album | |
| It’s Me (and I’m Ready to Go) | The Love Songs Compilation Album | |
| So Beautiful | The Love Songs Compilation Album | |
| Do What You Do | The Ultimate Collection | |
| Live for the Day (with Tina Yamout) | Now and Then Compilation Album | |
| There’s a New Star in Heaven Tonight (Lady Diana Tribute) | Now and Then Compilation Album | |
| Two Sides to Every Story (with Shelley Nelson) | Notes from Planet Earth - The Ultimate Collection | |
| Because I Love You | Much More Than This – CD Boxset | |
| Bring the Boy Back | Much More Than This – CD Boxset | |
| Heaven's a Long Way From Here | Much More Than This – CD Boxset | |
| Nights in White Satin (Moody Blues Cover) | Much More Than This - CD Boxset | |
| Riding on a Rainbow | Live in South Africa Album | ‘Riding on a Rainbow’ Single |
| That’s What Friends are For | Children’s TV Theme | ‘Riding on a Rainbow’ Single |
| Day After Day | B-Side to ‘One World’ Single | |
| Strangers on a Train | B-side to ‘Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans’ Single | |
| Love is My Decision | Arthur 2: On the Rocks Soundtrack | |
| The Ballad of Thunder Gulch | Limited Edition Single | |
| When I See You Tonight | B-Side to ‘This Silent World’ Single | |
| The Seduction of Lady Jane Seymour | B-Side to ‘Raging Storm’ Single | |
| Desperado (Live) (Eagles Cover) | Live in Bangkok Performance 1997 | |
| Here Come the Sun (Live) (Beatles Cover) | BBC Radio Performance 1975 | |
| Hey Jude (Live) (Beatles Cover) | Benefit for Volendam DVD | Much More Than This - CD Boxset |
| Ticket to Ride (Live) (Beatles Cover) | Benefit for Volendam DVD | Much More Than This - CD Boxset |
| Yesterday (Live) (Beatles Cover) | Benefit for Volendam DVD | Much More Than This - CD Boxset |
| Pretty Woman (Live) (Roy Orbison Cover) | Benefit for Volendam DVD | Much More Than This - CD Boxset |
| Even Now | The Road to Freedom – Special Edition Only | |
| Little Angel | The Road to Freedom – Special Edition Only | |
| Kiss Me From A Distance | The Road to Freedom – Special Edition Only | |
| Once Upon a Time | The Road to Freedom – Special Edition Only | Live in Dortmund CD |
| The Bells of Christmas | Footsteps – Special Edition Only | 'The Bells of Christmas' Single |
| You’ll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers and Hammerstein Cover) | Footsteps – Special Edition Only | B-Side to 'The Bells of Christmas' Single |
| Catch the Wind | Footsteps 2 – Special Edition Only | |
| Moonshadow | Footsteps 2 – Special Edition Only | |
| 66 (Live) (Cover of 'Mit 66 Jahren' by Udo Jurgens with new lyrics) | Mitten im Leben (Udo Jurgens Tribute Album) | 'Life of Udo Jurgens' German TV Concert – October 2014 |
Singles
1970s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | ||||
| 1974 | "Hold On" | — | Far Beyond These Castle Walls | |
| 1975 | "Turning Around" | — | ||
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling" | 1 | 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 | CAN | IRE | GER | NED [5] |
NOR | SUI | UK | US | ||||
| 1980 | "The Traveller" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | Eastern Wind | |
| "Sailor" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Waiting for the Hurricane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | |
| 1982 | "Don't Pay the Ferryman" | 5 | 32 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | 48 | 34 | The Getaway | |
| "The Getaway" | — | — | 24 | — | — | 8 | — | — | ||||
| "Ship to Shore" | 75 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 71 | |||
| "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" | — | — | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Borderline" | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "High on Emotion" | 91 | 11 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 44 | 44 | Man on the Line | |
| 1984 | "Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" | — | — | 20 | 49 | — | — | 29 | 80 | — | ||
| "Sight and Touch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Fire on the Water" | 100 | — | 19 | 46 | — | — | 16 | 88 | — | Into the Light | |
| "Say Goodbye To It All" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Lady in Red" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | |||
| "Fatal Hesitation" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | |||
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling Re-Mix"/"The Ballroom Of Romance" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | ? | ||
| "One Word (Straight to the Heart)" | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Light | ||
| 1987 | "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" | — | — | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | 55 | — | Later included on Flying Colours | |
| 1988 | "Love Is My Decision" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | |
| "Missing You" | 45 | — | 1 | 29 | 37 | — | 20 | 3 | — | Flying Colours | ||
| 1989 | "Tender Hands" | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | ||
| "Sailing Away" | — | — | — | 56 | 45 | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| "This Waiting Heart" | — | — | 15 | 36 | — | — | 27 | 59 | — | Spark to a Flame | ||
| "Diamond in the Dark" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | |||
1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | IRE | GER | NED [5] |
SUI | UK | ||||
| 1990 | "Don't Pay the Ferryman Live Re-Mix" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | High on Emotion: Live from Dublin | |
| 1991 | "The Simple Truth Re-Mix" | — | — | — | 50 | — | 36 | Non-Album Single | |
| 1992 | "Separate Tables" | 39 | 14 | 39 | — | 25 | 30 | Power of Ten | |
| "Where We Will Be Going" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Making the Perfect Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "By My Side" | — | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Shine On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Talk To Me" | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Blonde Hair Blue Jeans" | 80 | 27 | 56 | — | — | 51 | This Way Up | |
| "This Silent World" | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | |||
| "This Is Love" | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | |||
| "Here Is Your Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "When I Think of You" | — | — | 75 | — | — | 59 | Quiet Revolution | |
| "A Woman's Heart" | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Same Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | GER | UK | ||||
| 2001 | "Two Sides to Every Story" | — | — | 172 | Non-Album Single | |
| 2002 | "Lebanese Night" (with Elissa) |
— | — | — | Timing Is Everything | |
| "Guilty Secret" | — | — | 121 | |||
| 2004 | "Five Past Dreams" | — | — | — | The Road to Freedom | |
| 2005 | "Patricia the Stripper" | 3 | — | — | Live in Dortmund | |
| 2006 | "One World" | — | 99 | — | The Storyman | |
| 2007 | "A Spaceman Came Travelling Re-Mix" | — | — | 151 | Footsteps | |
| 2008 | "The Bells of Christmas/You'll Never Walk Alone" | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Everywhere I Go" | — | — | — | Moonfleet & Other Stories | |
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling Re-Issue" | — | — | 187 | |||
| "Lonely Sky" (with Ben & James Hazelby) | — | — | 36 | |||
| 2011 | "Go Where Your Heart Believes" | — | — | — | Footsteps 2 | |
| "S.O.S." | — | — | — | |||
References
- ↑ "The Hands of Man". Chris de Burgh.
- ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie.de.
- ↑ "musikindustrie.de"/>
- ↑ "The Hands of Man". Chris de Burgh.
- 1 2 Dutch peaks Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Canada certification single Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search: Chris de Burgh". BPI. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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