Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album)

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Flying Colours
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Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released3 October 1988
StudioPowerplay Studios in Zurich, Switzerland
Genre Pop
Length54:09
Label A&M
Producer
Chris de Burgh chronology
Into the Light
(1986)		Flying Colours
(1988)		 Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
(1989)

Flying Colours is the ninth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1988 by A&M Records.

Contents

The biggest single released from the album, "Missing You", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 in Ireland in December 1988. [1] The album went straight to number one in the UK on 15 October 1988 and is the only de Burgh album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. [2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh.

No.TitleLength
1."Sailing Away"4:58
2."Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart)"4:24
3."Tender Hands"4:29
4."A Night on the River"3:48
5."Leather on My Shoes"4:41
6."Suddenly Love"3:12
7."The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)"4:25
8."Missing You"4:07
9."I’m Not Scared Anymore"4:46
10."Don’t Look Back"2:55
11."Just a Word Away"3:17
12."The Risen Lord"3:40
13."The Last Time I Cried"5:32
Total length:54:09

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Flying Colours
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Platinum100,000^
Germany (BVMI) [15] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums . Guinness World Records Limited
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