Chris de Burgh discography
| Chris de Burgh discography | |
|---|---|
 De Burgh performing in Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| Singles | 59 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The discography of British-Irish musician Chris de Burgh consists of 21 studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 5 live albums and 59 singles, along with 8 videos and DVDs and one box set. His 21 studio albums consist of 17 of completely new material, 2 albums of cover versions, 1 album featuring a mix of new songs, cover versions and re-recordings and 1 consisting of acoustic versions of previously released tracks. His debut album, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, released in 1974, was number 1 in the Brazilian charts, but failed to chart in any other countries.
De Burgh's first album to chart in the UK Albums Chart was The Getaway, released in 1982, charting at number 30. His earlier albums, Spanish Train and Other Stories and Crusader charted after this success. De Burgh's first album to reach number one in the UK Albums Chart was 1988's Flying Colours, his second top 10 album chart placing after 1986's Into the Light.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | CAN | GER | BRA | NOR | IRE | SWI | NL | AUT | BEL | DEN | POL | SWE | |||
| 1974 | Far Beyond These Castle Walls | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Spanish Train and Other Stories
|
37 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | At the End of a Perfect Day
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Crusader
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72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Eastern Wind
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | The Getaway
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30 | 43 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1984 | Man on the Line
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11 | 69 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 46 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1986 | Into the Light
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2 | 25 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1988 | Flying Colours
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1 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1992 | Power of Ten
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3 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994 | This Way Up
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5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995 | Beautiful Dreams
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33 | — | — | 29 | — | 5 | — | 24 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1999 | Quiet Revolution
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23 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Timing Is Everything
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41 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 18 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | The Road to Freedom
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75 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 42 | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Storyman
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38 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008 | Footsteps[1]
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4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | 38 | — | 12 | 40 | 55 |
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| 2010 | Moonfleet & Other Stories[2]
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25 | — | 100 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 31 | — | 42 | — | 12 | — | — |
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| 2011 | Footsteps 2
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38 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Home
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92 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 48 | — | 12 | — | — |
| 2014 | The Hands of Man
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71 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | A Better World
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60 | 7 | 17 | 78 | 49 | 137 | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | NOR | |||
| 1981 | Best Moves | 65 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1984 | The Very Best of Chris de Burgh | 6 | — | — | |
| 1989 | Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
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4 | 2 |
| |
| 1997 | The Love Songs
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8 | 51 | — |
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| 2000 | The Lady In Red (The Very Best Of Chris De Burgh)
|
— | — | — | |
| 2000 | The Ultimate Collection
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— | — | — | |
| 2001 | Notes from Planet Earth - The Ultimate Collection
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19 | — | 14 | |
| 2007 | Gold
|
— | — | — | |
| 2008 | Now and Then
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12 | — | — | |
Live albums
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | |||
| 1990 | High on Emotion: Live from Dublin
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15 | 8 | UK: 2× Platinum |
| 1997 | Live in South Africa
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— | — | |
| 2004 | The River Sessions
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— | — | |
| 2005 | Live in Dortmund
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— | 39 | |
Videos and DVDs
- Chris de Burgh - The Video (1983)
- The Munich Concert (1985)
- High on Emotion: Live from Dublin (1990)
- Beautiful Dreams (1995)
- Benefit for Volendam (2001)
- The Road to Freedom - Live in Concert (2005)
- The Words I Love You (2008)
- Footsteps - Live in Concert (2010) - accompanied by backing band
Box sets
- Much More Than This (2006)
Singles
1970s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | ||||
| 1974 | "Hold On" | — | Far Beyond These Castle Walls | |
| 1975 | "Turning Around" | — | ||
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling" | 1 | Spanish Train and Other Stories | ||
| "Just Another Poor Boy" | — | |||
| 1979 | "The Devil's Eye" | — | Crusader |
1980s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CAN | IRE | GER | NED [4] |
NOR | SUI | UK | US | ||||
| 1980 | "The Traveller" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | Eastern Wind | |
| "Sailor" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Waiting for the Hurricane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best Moves | |
| 1982 | "Don't Pay the Ferryman" | 5 | 32 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | 48 | 34 | The Getaway | |
| "The Getaway" | — | — | - | 24 | — | 8 | — | — | ||||
| "Ship to Shore" | 75 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 71 | |||
| "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" | — | — | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Borderline" | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "High on Emotion" | 91 | 11 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 44 | 44 | Man on the Line | |
| 1984 | "The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" | — | — | 20 | 49 | — | — | 29 | 80 | — | ||
| "Sight and Touch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Fire on the Water" | 100 | — | 19 | 46 | — | — | 16 | 88 | — | Into the Light | |
| "Say Goodbye To It All" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Lady in Red" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | |||
| "Fatal Hesitation" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | |||
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling (New Version)" / "The Ballroom Of Romance" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | |||
| "One Word (Straight to the Heart)" | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" | — | — | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | 55 | — | Non-Album Single | |
| 1988 | "Love Is My Decision" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arthur 2: On The Rocks Soundtrack | |
| "Missing You" | 45 | — | 1 | 29 | 37 | — | 20 | 3 | — | Flying Colours | ||
| 1989 | "Tender Hands" | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | ||
| "Sailing Away" | — | — | — | 56 | 45 | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| "This Waiting Heart" | — | — | 15 | 36 | — | — | 27 | 59 | — | Spark to a Flame | ||
| "Diamond in the Dark" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | |||
1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | IRE | GER | NED [4] |
SUI | UK | ||||
| 1990 | "Don't Pay the Ferryman (Live)" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | High on Emotion: Live from Dublin | |
| 1991 | "The Simple Truth (Remix)" | — | — | — | 50 | — | 36 | Non-Album Single | |
| 1992 | "Separate Tables" | 39 | 14 | 39 | — | 25 | 30 | Power of Ten | |
| "Where We Will Be Going" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Making the Perfect Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "By My Side" | — | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Shine On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Talk To Me" | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Blonde Hair Blue Jeans" | 80 | 27 | 56 | — | — | 51 | This Way Up | |
| "This Silent World" | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | |||
| "This Is Love" | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | |||
| "Here Is Your Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "The Snows of New York" | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Beautiful Dreams | |
| 1996 | "I'm Not Crying Over You" | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | ||
| "Always On My Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Riding on a Rainbow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | ||
| 1997 | "So Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | The Love Songs | |
| 1998 | "Forevermore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In A Country Churchyard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "When I Think of You" | — | — | 75 | — | — | 59 | Quiet Revolution | |
| "A Woman's Heart" | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Same Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | GER | UK | ||||
| 2001 | "Two Sides to Every Story" | — | — | 172 | Notes from Planet Earth | |
| 2002 | "Lebanese Night" (with Elissa) | — | — | — | Timing Is Everything | |
| "Guilty Secret" | — | — | 121 | |||
| 2004 | "Five Past Dreams" | — | — | — | The Road to Freedom | |
| 2005 | "Patricia the Stripper (Live)" | 3 | — | — | Live in Dortmund | |
| 2006 | "One World" | — | 99 | — | The Storyman | |
| "My Father's Eyes" | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Raging Storm" | — | — | — | ||
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling (Remix)" | — | — | 151 | Footsteps | ||
| 2008 | "The Bells of Christmas / You'll Never Walk Alone" | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Everywhere I Go" | — | — | — | Moonfleet & Other Stories | |
| "A Spaceman Came Travelling (Re-Issue)" | — | — | 187 | |||
| "Lonely Sky" (with Ben & James Hazelby) | — | — | 36 | |||
| 2011 | "Go Where Your Heart Believes" | — | — | — | Footsteps 2 | |
| "S.O.S." | — | — | — | |||
Non-album tracks
In addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, de Burgh has also recorded (or recordings exist of) over 30 songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, single B-sides, stand-alone singles, songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums and songs performed live on TV. The songs featured in the table below have either been released officially, and/or have high quality recordings (video or audio) of them accessible on public access sites such as YouTube.
| Title | First Appearance | Year | Other Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Here Comes the Sun (Live) (The Beatles cover) | BBC Radio 1 'In Concert' 1975 | 1975 | |
| Every Drop of Rain | Best Moves | 1981 | |
| Waiting for the Hurricane | Best Moves | 1981 | The Very Best of Chris de Burgh, The Ultimate Collection, Home (acoustic version) |
| Love is My Decision | 'Arthur 2: On the Rocks' soundtrack | 1988 | Much More Than This box set |
| This Waiting Heart | Spark to a Flame | 1989 | The Ultimate Collection, Now and Then |
| Diamond in the Dark | Spark to a Flame | 1989 | ‘Diamond in the Dark’ single |
| Do What You Do | The Glory of Gershwin | 1994 | |
| Strangers on a Train | B-side to ‘Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans’ single | 1994 | |
| When I See You Tonight | B-side to ‘This Silent World’ single | 1994 | |
| The Ballad of Thunder Gulch | Limited edition single | 1995 | |
| Riding on a Rainbow | ‘Riding on a Rainbow’ single | 1996 | Live in South Africa |
| That’s What Friends are For | B-side to ‘Riding on a Rainbow’ single | 1996 | Theme to 'Dawdle the Donkey' children's TV show |
| Forevermore | The Love Songs | 1997 | 'Forevermore' single, Home (acoustic version) |
| It’s Me (and I’m Ready to Go) | The Love Songs | 1997 | |
| So Beautiful | The Love Songs | 1997 | 'So Beautiful' single |
| There’s a New Star Up in Heaven Tonight (Princess Diana Tribute) | Limited edition single | 1997 | The Ultimate Collection, Now and Then |
| Desperado (Live) (Eagles cover) | Live in Bangkok performance 1997 | 1997 | |
| Two Sides to Every Story (with Shelley Nelson) | Notes from Planet Earth | 2001 | 'Two Sides to Every Story' single, Now and Then |
| Hey Jude (Live) (The Beatles cover) | 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD | 2001 | Much More Than This box set |
| Ticket to Ride (Live) (The Beatles cover) | 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD | 2001 | Much More Than This box set |
| Yesterday (Live) (The Beatles cover) | 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD | 2001 | Much More Than This box set |
| Pretty Woman (Live) (Roy Orbison cover) | 'Benefit for Volendam' DVD | 2001 | Much More Than This box set |
| Even Now | The Road to Freedom special edition | 2004 | |
| Little Angel | The Road to Freedom special edition | 2004 | |
| Kiss Me from a Distance | The Road to Freedom special edition | 2004 | |
| Once Upon a Time | The Road to Freedom special edition | 2004 | Live in Dortmund |
| Because I Love You (Demo) | Much More Than This box set | 2006 | |
| Bring the Boy Back (Demo) | Much More Than This box set | 2006 | |
| Heaven's a Long Way From Here (Demo) | Much More Than This box set | 2006 | |
| Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues cover) | Much More Than This box set | 2006 | |
| Day After Day | B-side to ‘One World’ single | 2006 | |
| The Seduction of Lady Jane Seymour | B-side to ‘Raging Storm’ single | 2007 | |
| The Bells of Christmas | Footsteps special edition | 2008 | 'The Bells of Christmas' single |
| You’ll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers and Hammerstein cover) | Footsteps special edition | 2008 | B-side to 'The Bells of Christmas' single |
| Live for the Day (with Tina Yamout) | Now and Then | 2008 | |
| Catch the Wind (Donovan cover) | Footsteps 2 special edition | 2011 | |
| Moonshadow (Cat Stevens cover) | Footsteps 2 special edition | 2011 | |
| Mit 66 Jahren (Udo Jurgens cover) | Mitten im Leben (Udo Jurgens tribute album) | 2014 | 'Life of Udo Jurgens' German TV concert – October 2014 |
References
- ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie.de.
- ↑ "musikindustrie.de"
- ↑ "The Hands of Man". Chris de Burgh.
- 1 2 Dutch peaks Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Canada certification single
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search: Chris de Burgh". BPI. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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