Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
Greatest hits album by Chris de Burgh
Released October 24, 1989
Recorded Ramport and Scorpio Studios
Genre Rock
Length 67:58 (68:38 German)
Label A&M
Producer Chris de Burgh , Rupert Hine , Roy Thomas Baker , Robin Geoffrey Cable , Paul Hardiman and others
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Chris de Burgh chronology
Flying Colours
(1988)
Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
(1989)
High on Emotion: Live from Dublin
(1990)

Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh is the third compilation album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1989.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

UK release

  1. "This Waiting Heart" – 4:08
  2. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
  3. "Much More Than This" – 2:55
  4. "Sailing Away" – 4:58
  5. "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
  6. "Borderline" – 4:33
  7. "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
  8. "Spanish Train" – 4:47
  9. "Fatal Hesitation" – 4:16
  10. "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
  11. "Missing You" – 4:06
  12. "Diamond in the Dark" – 3:29
  13. "Tender Hands" – 4:28
  14. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
  15. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
  16. "High on Emotion" – 4:24

US/Canada release

  1. "This Waiting Heart" – 4:08
  2. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
  3. "Much More Than This" – 2:55
  4. "Sailing Away" – 4:58
  5. "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
  6. "Borderline" – 4:33
  7. "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
  8. "Spanish Train" – 4:47
  9. "Patricia the Stripper" – 3:30
  10. "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
  11. "Missing You" – 4:06
  12. "Diamond in the Dark" – 3:29
  13. "Tender Hands" – 4:28
  14. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
  15. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
  16. "High on Emotion" – 4:24

German release

  1. "This Waiting Heart" – 4:08
  2. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
  3. "Fire On The Water" – 4:28
  4. "Sailing Away" – 4:58
  5. "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
  6. "Borderline" – 4:33
  7. "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
  8. "One Word (Straight To The Heart)" – 4:16
  9. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
  10. "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
  11. "Missing You" – 4:06
  12. "Diamond in the Dark" – 3:29
  13. "Tender Hands" – 4:28
  14. "The Getaway" – 3:52
  15. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
  16. "High on Emotion" – 4:24

Chart positions

UK Chart Positions
Date Position Comment
November 4, 1989 16 New Entry
November 25, 1989 4 Peak
February 3, 1990 41 Last Entry

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