Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh | ||||
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Released | 24 October 1989 | |||
Recorded | Ramport and Scorpio Studios | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 67:58 (68:38 German) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Chris de Burgh, Rupert Hine, Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable, Paul Hardiman and others | |||
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Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh is the third compilation album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1989. The album was released largely to capitalise on the resurgence of de Burgh's career after the smash hit of The Lady in Red three years earlier. As a result, most of the tracks are drawn from his 1980s albums The Getaway, Man on the Line, Into The Light and Flying Colours. Only "Spanish Train," and "A Spaceman Came Travelling" come from de Burgh's early output from the 1970s.
Also notable is the pairing of the songs "Borderline" and "Say Goodbye To It All" – originally from two different albums, which tell a story arc of a conscientious objector fleeing to be with his lover.
Track listing
All songs written by Chris de Burgh.
UK release
- "This Waiting Heart" (previously unreleased) – 4:08
- "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
- "Much More Than This" – 2:55
- "Sailing Away" – 4:58
- "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
- "Borderline" – 4:33
- "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
- "Spanish Train" – 4:47
- "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
- "Missing You" – 4:06
- ”Fatal Hesitation“ – 4:14
- "Diamond in the Dark" (previously unreleased) – 3:29
- "Tender Hands" – 4:28
- "A Spaceman Came Travelling" * – 5:10
- "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
- "High on Emotion" – 4:24
US/Canada release
- "This Waiting Heart" (previously unreleased) – 4:08
- "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
- "Much More Than This" – 2:55
- "Sailing Away" – 4:58
- "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
- "Borderline" – 4:33
- "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
- "Spanish Train" – 4:47
- "Patricia the Stripper" – 3:30
- "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
- "Missing You" – 4:06
- "Diamond in the Dark" (previously unreleased) – 3:29
- "Tender Hands" – 4:28
- "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
- "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
- "High on Emotion" – 4:24
West German/Australasian release
- "This Waiting Heart" (previously unreleased) – 4:08
- "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
- "Fire on the Water" – 4:28
- "Sailing Away" – 4:58
- "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
- "Borderline" – 4:33
- "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
- "One Word (Straight to the Heart)" – 4:16
- "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
- "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
- "Missing You" – 4:06
- "Diamond in the Dark" (previously unreleased) – 3:29
- "Tender Hands" – 4:28
- "The Getaway" – 3:52
- "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
- "High on Emotion" – 4:24
- The album features the remixed version of A Spaceman Came Travelling with a re-rerecorded vocal track, it is subsequently titled A Spaceman Came Travelling '89 on later compilations.[which?]
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 4 |
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[1] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[2] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[3] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[4] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Spark to a Flame" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Spark to a Flame". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'Spark to a Flame')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Spark to a Flame')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Spark to a Flame". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
External links
- CS1 German-language sources (de)
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Use British English from April 2013
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- Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from March 2015
- Certification Table Entry usages for Austria
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- Certification Table Entry usages for Canada
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- Certification Table Entry usages for Germany
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- Chris de Burgh albums
- 1989 greatest hits albums
- Albums produced by Rupert Hine
- Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
- A&M Records compilation albums