Eastern Wind

Eastern Wind
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	July 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	38:36
Label	A&M
Producer	David Anderle
Chris de Burgh chronology
Crusader (1979) Eastern Wind (1980) Best Moves (1981)

Eastern Wind is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's fifth studio album, released in 1980. It did not make the UK Albums Chart or Billboard 200, but reached No. 1 in Norway in May 1981, and was at the time the second best-selling album in Norway after Abbey Road by the Beatles. ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh

1. "The Traveller" – 4:11
2. "The Record Company Bash" – 3:54
3. "Tonight" – 3:28
4. "Wall of Silence" – 3:48
5. "Flying Home" – 3:59
6. "Shadows and Lights" – 3:11
7. "Sailor" – 4:15
8. "Some Things Never Change" – 3:14
9. "Tourist Attraction" – 3:09
10. "Eastern Wind" – 5:17

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
• Glenn Morrow – keyboards, synthesizers
• Erik Robertson – acoustic piano (3, 7), organ (3, 7)
• Tim Wynveen – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, harmony vocals
• Al Marnie – bass, harmony vocals
• Jeff Phillips – drums, percussion
• Dick Heckstall-Smith – percussion (6, 8, 9)
• John Helliwell – saxophone
• Lisa Dal Bello – backing vocals (2, 5, 8)
• Colina Phillips – backing vocals (2, 5)
• Sharon Lee Williams – backing vocals (2, 5)

Production

• Producer – David Anderle
• Assistant Producer – Kenny Thomson
• Engineer – Hayward Parrott
• Assistant Engineer – David Taylor
• Recorded at Manta Sound Studios, Toronto.
• Art Direction and Photography – Michael Ross
• Illustration – Allan Manham

References

1. The Q Rock Stars Encyclopedia by Dafydd Rees and Luke Crampton, Dorling-Kindersley 1999, page 277