Power of Ten (album)

Power of Ten
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	27 April 1992 [1]
Genre	Rock
Length	52:01
Label	A&M
Producer	Rupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
High on Emotion: Live from Dublin (1990) Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994)

Power of Ten is the tenth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1992 on A&M Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh.

1. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30
2. "By My Side" – 4:24
3. "Heart of Darkness" – 4:45
4. "In Your Eyes" – 4:49
5. "Separate Tables" – 3:38
6. "Talk to Me" – 3:51
7. "The Connemara Coast" (with The Chieftains) – 3:47
8. "Brother John" – 4:55
9. "Shine On" – 4:59
10. "A Celebration" – 3:49
11. "She Means Everything to Me" – 3:19
12. "Making the Perfect Man" – 5:16

Related recordings

"Separate Tables" was also recorded in two additional versions, an English duet and an English-German duet, with Greek singer Vicky Leandros and released on her 2000 album Jetzt!. ^[2]

Lyrics and music of the track "Heart of Darkness" appear again as a recurrent motif in the later Chris de Burgh album Moonfleet & Other Stories , released in 2010, particularly in the track "The Light on the Bay".

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, backing vocals, additional acoustic guitar (2, 8, 9)
• Rupert Hine – keyboards
• Danny McBride – electric guitars, guitar solos
• Geoffrey Richardson – acoustic guitars, viola (1)
• Jamie West-Oram – electric guitar (6)
• John Giblin – bass
• Michael Witzel – drums, percussion
• Tim Sanders – saxophone
• The Chieftains – various instruments (7)
• Paddy Moloney – arrangements (7)
• Miriam Stockley – additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
• Linda Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)

Production

• Produced by Rupert Hine
• Engineered and mixed by Stephen W. Tayler at Metropolis Studios (London, England).
• Assistant technician – James Cadsky
• Art direction and design – Norman Service
• Photography – Richard Haughton

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 29 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 38 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [6] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 3 UK Albums (OCC) [8] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 23 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Gold 100,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 25 April 1992. p. 12.
2. "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
8. "Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
9. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 14 June 2021.
10. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
11. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Power Of Ten". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 July 2019.