Power of Ten (album)

Power of Ten is the tenth studio album by the rock artist Chris de Burgh. It was released in 1992 on A&M Records.

Track listing

All compositions by Chris de Burgh

1. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30
2. "By My Side" – 4:24
3. "Heart Of Darkness" – 4:45
4. "In Your Eyes" – 4:49
5. "Separate Tables" – 3:38
6. "Talk To Me" – 3:51
7. "The Connemara Coast" (with The Chieftains)– 3:47
8. "Brother John" – 4:55
9. "Shine On" – 4:59
10. "A Celebration" – 3:49
11. "She Means Everything To Me" – 3:19
12. "Making The Perfect Man" – 5:16

"Separate Tables" was also recorded as an English duet as well as an English/German duet with Vicky Leandros and released on her album Jetzt.^[1]

Lyrics and music of the track "Heart Of Darkness" appeared again as a recurrent motif in the later CD of Chris de Burgh "Moonfleet & Other Stories", released in 2010, particularly in the track "The Light on the Bay".

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh - lead and backing vocals, additional acoustic guitar (2, 8, 9)
• Rupert Hine - keyboards
• John Giblin - bass
• Paddy Moloney - arrangements (7)
• Danny McBride - electric guitar, guitar solos
• Geoff Richardson - acoustic guitar, viola (1)
• Tim Sanders - saxophone
• Miriam Stockley - additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
• Linda Taylor - additional backing vocals (4, 6, 9)
• Jamie West-Oram - electric guitar (6)
• Michael Witzel - drums, percussion

Production

• Produced by Rupert Hine
• Engineered and Mixed by Stephen W. Tayler at Metropolis Studios (London, England).
• Assistant Technician - James Cadsky
• Art Direction and Design - Norman Service
• Photography - Richard Haughton
• Management - Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

References