Far Beyond These Castle Walls
| Far Beyond These Castle Walls | ||||
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| Studio album by Chris de Burgh | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:26 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Robin Geoffrey Cable | |||
| Chris de Burgh chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| allmusic |   [1] |
Far Beyond These Castle Walls is the first album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1974.
Reception
Mike DeGagne of AllMusic retrospectively praised the album, saying: "His gentle, beguiling vocal style is introduced, which instantly trademarks him as a genuine master of the soft ballad... What is most important about this album is the manner in which it reveals de Burgh as one of the finest mood-invoking artists ever."[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Chris de Burgh
- "Hold On" – 4:03
- "The Key" – 4:08
- "Windy Night" – 4:53
- "Sin City" – 4:35
- "New Moon" – 4:59
- "Watching the World" – 3:32
- "Lonesome Cowboy" – 4:23
- "Satin Green Shutters" – 5:02
- "Turning Round", released outside the UK and Ireland as "Flying" – 6:24
- "Goodnight" – 2:07
Production
- Produced & Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable
- Assistant Engineers: Mark Dodson and Mike Stavrou
- Recorded at Ramport Studios and AIR Studios, London.
- Mixed at AIR Studios and Trident Studios, London.
- Art Direction: Fabio Nicoli
- Design: Nick Marshall
- Photography: Dave Morse
Personnel
- Madeleine Ball: backing vocals
- Chris de Burgh: lead & backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, additional synthesizers, piano
- B.J. Cole: pedal steel
- Barry De Souza: drums
- Ken Freeman: string synthesizer
- Ray Glynn: acoustic & electric guitars
- Phillip Goodhand-Tait: harmonium
- Richard Hewson: arrangements on "The Key" on "Turning Round"
- Chris Hughes: brass arrangements
- Ray Jackson: harmonica, mandolin
- Lennox Laington: percussion
- Chris Laurence: double bass
- Ronnie Leahy: keyboards
- Del Newman: arrangements on "Hold On" and "Satin Green Shutters"
- Brian Odgers: bass guitar
- Lisa Strike: backing vocals
- Jay Yates: backing vocals
Notes
- 1 2 DeGagne, Mike. "Far Beyond These Castle Walls". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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