Beautiful Dreams

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Beautiful Dreams
Beautiful Dreams.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995
Genre Rock
Length48:41
Label A&M
Producer Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh chronology
This Way Up
(1994)
Beautiful Dreams
(1995)
The Love Songs
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Beautiful Dreams is the twelfth album by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh, released in 1995. It is a collection of songs recorded with a full orchestra. It includes a mix of his own songs from previous albums, three new songs and three cover versions.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Missing You" Chris de Burgh Flying Colours 3:58
2."Girl" John Lennon, Paul McCartney Cover Version2:50
3."Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart)" Chris de Burgh Flying Colours 4:06
4."Discovery" Chris de Burgh At the End of a Perfect Day 3:23
5."The Snows of New York" Chris de Burgh, Albert Hammond This Way Up 3:36
6."In Love Forever" Chris de Burgh New Song3:06
7."Shine On" Chris de Burgh Power of Ten 4:03
8."The Lady in Red" Chris de Burgh Into the Light 4:10
9."In Dreams" Roy Orbison Cover Version3:09
10."I'm Not Crying Over You" Chris de Burgh, Albert HammondNew Song3:57
11."Always on My Mind"Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson Cover Version3:22
12."Say Goodbye to It All" Chris de Burgh Into the Light 4:39
13."One More Mile to Go" Chris de Burgh New Song3:32

Bonus track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
14."High on Emotion" Chris de Burgh Man on the Line 4:24

"In Love Forever", "I'm Not Crying Over You" and "One More Mile to Go" were three new songs written for this album.

"Girl" is missing on compact cassette.

"This is the album I've always wanted to make; a live studio recording of personal favourites, old classics and new songs, with full orchestra and choir. It was recorded in London over a period of eight days (instead of the usual three-four months) in July '95, and to sing each track surrounded by an orchestra, without the benefit of the safety-net of modern technology, was immensely exciting - everything in one take, the way it used to be!" [2]

Personnel

Production

Concert video release

In September 2005, de Burgh performed a concert at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham; a 90-minute VHS video of this concert was released as Beautiful Dreams Live. The first half of this concert saw de Burgh perform a solo set of songs from throughout his career. The second half was a performance of tracks from the Beautiful Dreams album, with a full orchestra. It was later released on DVD with bonus behind the scenes footage and music videos.

Video track listing

Solo set

Beautiful Dreamsset

Note: The tracks "Girl" and "Shine On" from the Beautiful Dreams album are not included in the video but may have been performed at the concert.

References

  1. "Album Reviews: Chris de Burgh — Beautiful Dreams" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. 28 October 1995. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025 via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  2. "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.