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
Released	April 2, 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	52:01
Label	A&M
Producer	Rupert 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 (tracks 2, 8, 9)
• Rupert Hine – keyboards
• John Giblin – bass
• Paddy Moloney – arrangements (track 7)
• Danny McBride – electric guitar, guitar solos
• Geoff Richardson – acoustic guitar, viola (track 1)
• Tim Sanders – saxophone
• Miriam Stockley – additional backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9)
• Linda Taylor – additional backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9)
• Jamie West-Oram – electric guitar (track 6)
• Michael Witzel – drums, percussion

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

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart[2] 29 Dutch Album Charts[3] 38 German Albums Chart[4] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart 7 Swiss Albums Chart[5] 3 UK Albums Chart[6] 3

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
2. Hung, Steffen. "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten". austriancharts.at.
3. Hung, Steffen. "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten". hitparade.ch.
4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
5. "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
6. "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
7. "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.