This Way Up (album)

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This Way Up
Chris de Burgh This Way Up album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released16 May 1994 [1]
Genre Rock
Length45:14
Label A&M
Producer Peter Smith
Chris de Burgh chronology
Power of Ten
(1992)		This Way Up
(1994)		 Beautiful Dreams
(1995)

This Way Up is the eleventh studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1994 on A&M Records. Two singles from the album charted in the United Kingdom: "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" (No. 51) and "The Snows of New York" (No. 60). [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh, except where noted.

  1. "This Silent World" – 4:07
  2. "This Is Love" – 3:47
  3. "This Weight on Me" – 4:04
  4. "Here Is Your Paradise" (de Burgh, Steve Duberry) – 3:28
  5. "Oh My Brave Hearts" (de Burgh, Duberry) – 6:51
  6. "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" – 3:25
  7. "The Son and the Father" – 2:49
  8. "Up Here in Heaven" – 5:56
  9. "You Are the Reason" – 4:00
  10. "Love's Got a Hold on Me" (de Burgh, Albert Hammond) – 3:44
  11. "The Snows of New York" (de Burgh, Hammond) – 3:03

Personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

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References

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  2. ↑ "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
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