Beautiful Dreams
| Beautiful Dreams | ||||
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| Live album by Chris de Burgh | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 48:41 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Chris de Burgh, Rupert Hine, Paul Hardiman | |||
| Chris de Burgh chronology | ||||
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Beautiful Dreams is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's twelfth original album, released in 1995. It is a collection of his older songs re-recorded with a full orchestra as well as a few new songs and covers.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Missing You" | Chris de Burgh | Flying Colours | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Girl" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Rubber Soul | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Carry Me (Like A Fire In Your Heart)" | Chris de Burgh | Flying Colours | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Discovery" | Chris de Burgh | At The End Of A Perfect Day | 3:23 |
| 5. | "The Snows Of New York" | Chris de Burgh, Albert Hammond | This Way Up | 3:36 |
| 6. | "In Love Forever" | Chris de Burgh | Beautiful Dreams | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Shine On" | Chris de Burgh | Power Of Ten | 4:03 |
| 8. | "The Lady In Red" | Chris de Burgh | Into The Light | 4:10 |
| 9. | "In Dreams" | Roy Orbison | In Dreams | 3:09 |
| 10. | "I'm Not Crying Over You" | Chris de Burgh, Albert Hammond | Beautiful Dreams | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Always on My Mind" | Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson | Beautiful Dreams | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Say Goodbye To It All" | Chris de Burgh | Into The Light | 4:39 |
| 13. | "One More Mile To Go" | Chris de Burgh | Beautiful Dreams | 3:32 |
Bonus Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "High On Emotion" | Chris de Burgh | Man on the Line | 4:24 |
"In Love Forever", "I'm Not Crying Over You" and "One More Mile to Go" were three new songs written for this album.
"Girl" is missing on compact cassette.
"This is the album I've always wanted to make; a live studio recording of personal favourites, old classics and new songs, with full orchestra and choir. It was recorded in London over a period of eight days (instead of the usual three-four months) in July '95, and to sing each track surrounded by an orchestra, without the benefit of the safety-net of modern technology, was immensely exciting - everything in one take, the way it used to be!" [1]
Personnel
- Chris de Burgh - guitar, piano, vocals
- Peter Oxendale - piano, musical direction
- Nick Ingman - arranger and conductor (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7-13)
- Richard Hewson - arranger and conductor (tracks 3, 4 & 6)
- Dave "Clem" Clempson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Giblin - bass guitar
- John Themis - acoustic guitar, guitar soloist
- Ian Thomas - drums
- Miles Bould - percussion
- The London Session Orchestra - orchestra
- Gavyn Wright - orchestra leader
- GWALIA - Welsh Male Voice Choir
Production
- Produced by Chris de Burgh
- Recorded by Ben Darlow and Mike Ross at Whitfield Street Recording Studios (London, England).
- Mixed by Ben Darlow at Nomis Studios (London, England).
- Art Direction and Design - Mike Ross
- Photography - Richard Haughton
- Cover Painting - Fletcher Sibthorp
- Cover Typography - Richard Carroll
- Management - Kenny Thomson
References
- ↑ "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-19.