Man on the Line

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Man on the Line
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Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released7 May 1984 [1]
StudioFarmyard Studios, Buckinghamshire
Genre Pop rock [2]
Length41:04
Label A&M
Producer Rupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Getaway
(1982)		Man on the Line
(1984)		 The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
(1984)
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Man on the Line is the seventh studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1984 by A&M Records. It includes guest appearances from American singer Tina Turner and British musician Howard Jones. [3]

Contents

Singles

The album produced de Burgh's second UK hit single, "High on Emotion", which entered the chart on 12 May 1984 and peaked at number 44, the same position it reached on the US Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)", reached number 80 in the UK. [4] "Sight and Sound" was released as the third single from the album, but it failed to chart.

Commercial performance

Man on the Line reached number 11 on the UK Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 24 weeks. [5] In Germany and Switzerland, it reached number one on the weekly charts and was the second-best-selling album of 1984 in both countries.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

No.TitleLength
1."The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)"4:01
2."Sight and Touch"3:14
3."Taking it to the Top"4:00
4."The Head and the Heart"3:59
5."The Sound of a Gun"4:29
6."High on Emotion"4:26
7."Much More Than This"2:57
8."Man on the Line"4:25
9."Moonlight and Vodka"3:39
10."Transmission Ends"5:59
Total length:41:04

Personnel

Musicians

Touring band members

Production

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 22.
  2. 1 2 DeGagne, Mike. "Man on the Line". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Man on the Line (liner notes). Chris de Burgh. A&M. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "CHRIS DE BURGH". Official Charts. 23 October 1982. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ↑ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums . Guinness World Records Limited
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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