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. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30 "By My Side" – 4:24 "Heart of Darkness" – 4:45 "In Your Eyes" – 4:49 "Separate Tables" – 3:38 "Talk to Me" – 3:51 "The Connemara Coast" (with The Chieftains) – 3:47 "Brother John" – 4:55 "Shine On" – 4:59 "A Celebration" – 3:49 "She Means Everything to Me" – 3:19 "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 Chart (1992) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 23
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