Chris de Burgh - Live in Dortmund

Title: Live in Dortmund Artist: Chris de Burgh Release Date: 7/26/2005 Label: SPV Album Type(s): live UPC: 693723782423 Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Euro-Rock Moods: Gentle, Romantic, Sentimental, Laid-Back/Mellow, Melancholy, Sophisticated, Theatrical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. When Winter Comes
2. The Road to Freedom
3. The Getaway
4. Sight and Touch
5. The Same Sun
6. Last Night
7. Moonlight and Vodka
8. Once Upon a Time
9. Five Past Dreams
10. Here for You
11. Natasha Dance
12. Lebanese Night
13. A Rainy Night in Paris
14. Songbird
15. St. Peter's Gate
16. Medley: Living on the Island/A Night on the River/Save Me/What You ...

1. Snow Is Falling
2. Borderline
3. Say Goodbye to It All
4. Up Here in Heaven
5. Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart)
6. A Spaceman Came Travelling
7. Sailing Away
8. The Words "I Love You"
9. The Lady in Red
10. The Revolution
11. Where Peaceful Waters Flow
12. The Journey
13. Living in the World
14. Read My Name
15. Don't Pay the Ferryman
16. High on Emotion
17. The Snows of New York

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD SPV 08578242

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Depending on who you ask, Chris de Burgh either specializes in pretentious, bombastic art rock disguised as pop or is a master of penning soaring and majestic compositions. Either way, both camps will remain stuck to their beliefs after listening to de Burgh's 2005 double-disc live set, Live in Dortmund. Although he seemingly fell from sight in the U.S. -- after scoring the early MTV hits "Don't Pay the Ferryman" and the ballad "The Lady in Red" (the latter used to great effect in the grisly movie American Psycho) -- de Burgh retains a large cult following in other areas of the world. Dortmund, Germany, must be one such place where de Burgh still rules supreme, as evidenced by all the applause and singalongs he receives throughout this set. His two aforementioned hits remain his best songs (in fact, with a few added power chords, "Don't Pay the Ferryman" would be a perfect track for the Darkness to cover), but other de Burgh favorites are featured as well -- "Sailing Away," "Where Peaceful Waters Flow," "Tender Hands," etc. Newcomers should stick with one of de Burgh's many "best-of" compilations (2004's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection is a solid and affordable intro), but the already converted looking for a sampling of some live de Burgh won't be let down. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ben Cox Art Direction Brigitte Wagner Photography Chris de Burgh Piano, Liner Notes, Guitar, Vocals Chris Porter Mixing Christian Heck Engineer Guido Karp Photography Kenny Thomson Cover Design Mike McCraith Art Direction, Cover Design