Power of Ten (album)

1992 studio album by Chris de Burgh

Power of Ten

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released| 27 April 1992[1]
Genre| Rock
Length| 52:01
Label| A&M
Producer| Rupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
| High on Emotion: Live from Dublin
(1990)  | Power of Ten
(1992)  | This Way Up
(1994)

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

## Track listing

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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

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"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!.[2]

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

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* 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

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* 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.

## Charts and certifications

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1992)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 3
UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 3

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1992)  | Position

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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 23

### Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Gold  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 25 April 1992. p. 12.
2. ^ "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
8. ^ "Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
9. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
11. ^ "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Power Of Ten". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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Chris de Burgh

Studio albums|

* Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974)
* Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)
* At the End of a Perfect Day (1977)
* Crusader (1979)
* Eastern Wind (1980)
* The Getaway (1982)
* Man on the Line (1984)
* Into the Light (1986)
* Flying Colours (1988)
* Power of Ten (1992)
* This Way Up (1994)
* Beautiful Dreams (1995)
* Quiet Revolution (1999)
* Timing Is Everything (2002)
* The Road to Freedom (2004)
* The Storyman (2006)
* Footsteps (2008)
* Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010)
* Footsteps 2 (2011)
* Home (2012)
* The Hands of Man (2014)
* A Better World (2016)

Compilation albums|

* Best Moves (1981)
* The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984)
* Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989)
* The Love Songs (1997)
* Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection (2001)
* Now and Then (2008)

Singles|

* "A Spaceman Came Travelling"
* "Don't Pay the Ferryman"
* "The Lady in Red"
* "Missing You"
* "You'll Never Walk Alone"

Related|

* Discography
* Rosanna Davison

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