The Storyman

The Storyman is singer Chris de Burgh's 16th original album, released in 2006. The album is a collection of songs with accompanying stories. The original digipack release of the album included two booklets; one contained the usual lyrics and credits, while the second contained stories written by de Burgh to accompany each song.

The Storyman
Studio album by
Released2006
GenreRock
Length58:14
Labeledel Records
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Road to Freedom
(2004)
The Storyman
(2006)
Now and Then
(2008)

Track listing

  1. "The Storyman Theme" – 4:00
  2. "One World" – 3:56
  3. "Leningrad" – 5:12
  4. "My Father's Eyes" – 4:18
  5. "The Grace Of A Dancer" – 6:13
  6. "Spirit" – 4:16
  7. "The Shadow Of The Mountain" – 4:19
  8. "Raging Storm" – 4:18 (featuring Kristyna Myles)
  9. "The Mirror Of The Soul" – 9:15
  10. "The Sweetest Kiss Of All" – 3:13
  11. "The Storyman" – 4:37
  12. "My Father's Eyes" (Chris de Burgh with Hani Hussein) - 4:35

All compositions by de Burgh.

Personnel

  • Chris de Burgh - vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Richard Cardwell - keyboards
  • Pete Gordeno - additional keyboards
  • Pete Murray - additional keyboards
  • Chris Cameron - piano, orchestral arrangements and conductor
  • Phil Palmer - guitar
  • Michael Féat - bass guitar
  • Geoff Dugmore - drums, percussion
  • Pandit Dinesh - percussion
  • Nick Ingram - orchestral conductor
  • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra
  • Hani Hussein - vocals on "My Father's Eyes"
  • Kristyna Myles - vocals on "Raging Storm"
  • The Mahotella Queens - vocals
  • Choirs - The London Russian Choir and The Marlborough College Chamber Choir.
  • Ian Sutcliffe - director and arrangements for The Marlborough College Chamber Choir.
  • Lidya Reinski - director and arrangements for The London Russian Choir.

Production

  • Produced by Chris de Burgh and Chris Porter
  • Engineered and Mixed by Chris Porter
  • Orchestra recordings at Abbey Road Studios (London), assisted by Andrew Dudman.
  • Band recordings at Metropolis Studios (London), assisted by Rohan Onraet.
  • Photography - David Morley
  • Art Ditection - Brett Colledge and Mike McCraith.
  • Sleeve Design - Chris de Burgh, Caroline McCrink and Kenny Thomson.
  • Management - Kenny Thomson Management, Inc.


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