Power of Ten (album)

Power of Ten is the tenth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1992 on A&M Records.

Power of Ten
Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released2 April 1992
GenreRock
Length52:01
LabelA&M
ProducerRupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
High on Emotion: Live from Dublin
(1990)		 Power of Ten
(1992)		 This Way Up
(1994)

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh.

  1. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30
  2. "By My Side" – 4:24
  3. "Heart of Darkness" – 4:45
  4. "In Your Eyes" – 4:49
  5. "Separate Tables" – 3:38
  6. "Talk to Me" – 3:51
  7. "The Connemara Coast" (with The Chieftains) – 3:47
  8. "Brother John" – 4:55
  9. "Shine On" – 4:59
  10. "A Celebration" – 3:49
  11. "She Means Everything to Me" – 3:19
  12. "Making the Perfect Man" – 5:16
  • "Separate Tables" was also recorded as an English duet as well as an English/German duet with Greek singer Vicky Leandros and released on her 2000 album Jetzt!.[1]
  • Lyrics and music of the track "Heart of Darkness" appear again as a recurrent motif in the later Chris de Burgh album Moonfleet & Other Stories, released in 2010, particularly in the track "The Light on the Bay".

Personnel
  • Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals, additional acoustic guitar (2, 8, 9)
  • Danny McBride – electric guitar, lead guitar
  • Geoff Richardson – acoustic guitar, viola (1)
  • Jamie West-Oram – electric guitar (6)
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Rupert Hine – keyboards
  • Michael Witzel – drums, percussion
  • Tim Sanders – saxophone
  • Paddy Moloney – arrangements (7)
  • Miriam Stockley – additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
  • Linda Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)

Production
  • Produced by Rupert Hine
  • Engineered and mixed by Stephen W. Tayler at Metropolis Studios (London, England).
  • Assistant technician – James Cadsky
  • Art direction and design – Norman Service
  • Photography – Richard Haughton
  • Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. "Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Power Of Ten". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Power Of Ten in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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