Home (Chris de Burgh album)

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Home
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Studio album by
Released7 October 2012
RecordedJune 2012
StudioChris de Burgh's home studio, Enniskerry, Ireland
Length47:41
Label Ferryman Productions
Producer
Chris de Burgh chronology
Footsteps 2
(2011)
Home
(2012)
The Hands of Man
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Home is a 2012 album by Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. The album features acoustic re-recordings of 14 lesser-known songs from de Burgh's back catalogue. It was recorded during June 2012 in de Burgh's home studio in Enniskerry in County Wicklow, Ireland. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

  1. "Waiting for the Hurricane" – 2:59
  2. "Tender Hands" – 3:59
  3. "Fatal Hesitation" – 3:30
  4. "Love & Time" – 4:10
  5. "Sailor" – 4:03
  6. "Living on the Island" – 2:51
  7. "It's Such a Long Way Home" – 3:04
  8. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:19
  9. "Forevermore" – 3:20
  10. "Fire on the Water" – 3:03
  11. "Suddenly Love" – 3:12
  12. "I Will" – 3:10
  13. "I'm Not Scared Anymore" – 3:43
  14. "Goodnight" – 2:18
  15. "Last Night" (Limited Edition only) – 4:38
  16. "Carry On" (Limited Edition only) – 4:17

"Last Night" and "Carry On" are included as bonus tracks on a limited edition version of the album released in Germany. [3]

An "Amazon Exclusive" version of the album available for streaming or download includes "Last Night" as a bonus track.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes. [4]

Production

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 199
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 92

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References

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