This Way Up (album)

This Way Up
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	16 May 1994 [1]
Genre	Rock
Length	45:14
Label	A&M
Producer	Peter Smith
Chris de Burgh chronology
Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Beautiful Dreams (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Music Week	[3]

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). ^[4]

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

• Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Victor Martin – keyboards
• Neil Taylor – guitars
• Phil Spalding – additional rhythm guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jimmy Copley – drums
• Stephen McDonnell – brass (6)
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements (4, 7, 9)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (4, 7, 9)
• Peter Smith – backing vocals
• Hannah Clive – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Produced, engineered and mixed by Peter Smith
• Assistant engineers – Rob Kirwan and Jim Lowe
• Mix engineer – Ben Darlow
• Design – Jeremy Pearce at Stylorouge

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [5] 149 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 37 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 28 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 15 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [11] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 49 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 34 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Germany (BVMI) [14] Gold 250,000^ United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Silver 60,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "BPI".
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3. Jones, Alan (21 May 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 19. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
4. "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
5. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 1 June 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
12. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
13. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'This Way Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
15. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 December 2019.