Quiet Revolution (album)

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Not to be confused with Ronny Jordan's 1993 second album.

Quiet Revolution
Chris de Burgh Quiet Revolution album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999
Genre Rock
Length62:50
Label A&M
Producer
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Love Songs
(1997)
Quiet Revolution
(1999)
The Ultimate Collection
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Quiet Revolution is the thirteenth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1999. Two singles were released from the album: "When I Think of You", which reached number 59 in the UK Singles Chart [2] and number 75 in Germany, [3] and "A Woman's Heart", which reached number 96 in Germany. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh.

No.TitleLength
1."When I Think of You"3:23
2."Love of the Heart Divine"4:56
3."Living in the World"4:46
4."The Same Sun"5:03
5."Nothing Ever Happens Round Here"3:39
6."A Woman's Heart"3:36
7."The Last Moments of the Dawn"3:20
8."I See You Everywhere"4:03
9."Saint Peter's Gate"5:05
10."You Look Beautiful"3:41
11."I Want It, (And I Want It Now!)"4:17
12."Natasha Dance"3:55
13."The Rivers of Abraham"4:06
14."My Lover Is"4:06
15."Quiet Revolution"4:29

Note

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 23

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