Power of Ten (album)

Power of Ten is the tenth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1992 on A&M Records.

Track listing

All tracks written 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

Related recordings

"Separate Tables" was also recorded in two additional versions, an English duet and an English-German duet, with Greek singer Vicky Leandros and released on her 2000 album Jetzt!.

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

Personnel

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

Production

• Produced by Rupert Hine
• Engineered and mixed by Stephen W. Tayler
• Assistant technician – James Cadsky
• Art direction and design – Norman Service
• Photography – Richard Haughton

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References