At the End of a Perfect Day

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At the End of a Perfect Day
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Studio album by
Released1977
Studio Morgan (London, UK)
Genre Rock
Length35:23
Label A&M
Producer Paul Samwell-Smith [1]
Chris de Burgh chronology
Spanish Train and Other Stories
(1975)
At the End of a Perfect Day
(1977)
Crusader
(1979)

At the End of a Perfect Day is singer Chris de Burgh's third album, released in 1977. [2] [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Irish Times called the album one of de Burgh's "darkest, most bittersweet releases." [7]

Track listing

All compositions by Chris de Burgh

  1. "Broken Wings" – 3:06
  2. "Round and Around" – 3:06
  3. "I Will" – 3:30
  4. "Summer Rain" – 4:00
  5. "Discovery" – 3:21
  6. "Brazil" – 3:13
  7. "In a Country Churchyard (Let Your Love Shine On)" – 3:56
  8. "A Rainy Night in Paris" – 3:21
  9. "If You Really Love Her, Let Her Go" – 4:01
  10. "Perfect Day" – 4:01

Personnel

The Spiteri Band on "Brazil"

Production

Notes

  1. "He's Going Places". Ottawa Journal. 5 August 1977. p. 33.
  2. "Germany loves him, America is lukewarm". The Globe and Mail. 16 November 1983. p. P19.
  3. Halverson, Jim (1 October 1977). "New record releases". The Sault Star. p. 21F.
  4. "At the End of a Perfect Day – Chris de Burgh | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 789.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 186.
  7. Power, Ed (15 April 2017). "In Praise of Chris de Burgh, Musical Genius". The Irish Times. p. 5.