This Way Up (album)

This Way Up is the eleventh studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1994 on A&M Records. Two singles from the album charted in the United Kingdom: "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" (No. 51) and "The Snows of New York" (No. 60).[1]

This Way Up
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	May 19, 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	45:14
Label	A&M
Producer	Peter Smith
Chris de Burgh chronology
Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Beautiful Dreams (1995)

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh, except where noted.

1. "This Silent World" – 4:07
2. "This Is Love" – 3:47
3. "This Weight on Me" – 4:04
4. "Here Is Your Paradise" (de Burgh, Steve Duberry) – 3:28
5. "Oh My Brave Hearts" (de Burgh, Duberry) – 6:51
6. "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" – 3:25
7. "The Son and the Father" – 2:49
8. "Up Here in Heaven" – 5:56
9. "You Are the Reason" – 4:00
10. "Love's Got a Hold on Me" (de Burgh, Albert Hammond) – 3:44
11. "The Snows of New York" (de Burgh, Hammond) – 3:03

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – vocals
• Jim Copley – drums
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements (tracks 4, 7, 8)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (tracks 4, 7, 8)
• Victor Martin – keyboards
• Danny McBride – electric guitar
• Phil Spalding – bass, rhythm guitar, background vocals
• Hannah Clive – background vocals (track 6)
• Stephen McDonnell – brass (track 6)
• Peter Smith – background vocals
• Neil Taylor – guitar

Production

• Produced, engineered and mixed by Peter Smith
• Assistant engineers – Rob Kirwan and Jim Lowe
• Mix assistant – Ben Darlow
• Design – Jeremy Pearce at Stylorouge
• Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart[2] 37 Dutch Album Charts[2] 28 German Albums Chart[3] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[4] 5 UK Albums Chart[1] 5

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 60,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
2. Hung, Steffen. "Chris De Burgh - This Way Up". austriancharts.at.
3. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
4. "Chris De Burgh - This Way Up - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
5. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type This Way Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.