The Storyman

The Storyman is singer Chris de Burgh's 16th original album, released in 2006. The album is a collection of songs with accompanying stories. The original digipack release of the album included two booklets; one contained the usual lyrics and credits, while the second contained stories written by de Burgh to accompany each song.

The Storyman
Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released2006
GenreRock
Length58:14
Labeledel Records
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Road to Freedom
(2004)		 The Storyman
(2006)		 Now and Then
(2008)

Track listing
  1. "The Storyman Theme" – 4:00
  2. "One World" – 3:56
  3. "Leningrad" – 5:12
  4. "My Father's Eyes" – 4:18
  5. "The Grace Of A Dancer" – 6:13
  6. "Spirit" – 4:16
  7. "The Shadow Of The Mountain" – 4:19
  8. "Raging Storm" – 4:18 (featuring Kristyna Myles)
  9. "The Mirror Of The Soul" – 9:15
  10. "The Sweetest Kiss Of All" – 3:13
  11. "The Storyman" – 4:37
  12. "My Father's Eyes" (Chris de Burgh with Hani Hussein) - 4:35

All compositions by de Burgh.

Personnel
  • Chris de Burgh - vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Richard Cardwell - keyboards
  • Pete Gordeno - additional keyboards
  • Pete Murray - additional keyboards
  • Chris Cameron - piano, orchestral arrangements and conductor
  • Phil Palmer - guitar
  • Michael Féat - bass guitar
  • Geoff Dugmore - drums, percussion
  • Pandit Dinesh - percussion
  • Nick Ingram - orchestral conductor
  • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra
  • Hani Hussein - vocals on "My Father's Eyes"
  • Kristyna Myles - vocals on "Raging Storm"
  • The Mahotella Queens - vocals
  • Choirs - The London Russian Choir and The Marlborough College Chamber Choir.
  • Ian Sutcliffe - director and arrangements for The Marlborough College Chamber Choir.
  • Lidya Reinski - director and arrangements for The London Russian Choir.

Production
  • Produced by Chris de Burgh and Chris Porter
  • Engineered and Mixed by Chris Porter
  • Orchestra recordings at Abbey Road Studios (London), assisted by Andrew Dudman.
  • Band recordings at Metropolis Studios (London), assisted by Rohan Onraet.
  • Photography - David Morley
  • Art Ditection - Brett Colledge and Mike McCraith.
  • Sleeve Design - Chris de Burgh, Caroline McCrink and Kenny Thomson.
  • Management - Kenny Thomson Management, Inc.


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