A Better World (album)

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A Better World

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released

23 September 2016

Genre

Pop

Length

49:53

Label

Rockware

Producer

Chris de Burgh
Chris Porter

Chris de Burgh chronology

The Hands of Man
(2014)

A Better World
(2016)

The Legend of Robin Hood
(2021)

A Better World is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's twenty-first original album, released on 23 September 2016.

This album peaked at number 7 in the German album chart,^[1] and reached number 60 in the UK Albums Chart.^[2] It also charted in Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.^[3]

"Hope in the Human Heart" - 0:54
"Bethlehem" - 4:12
"Once in a Lifetime" - 3:44
"The Open Door" - 3:50
"Heart and Soul" - 2:44
"Chain of Command" - 3:38
"Confession" - 3:00
"Homeland" - 4:32
"Cry No More" - 3:07
"Shipboard Romance" - 2:56
"Falling Rain" - 3:08
"All For Love" - 3:59
"Hold On (I'm On My Way)" - 2:49
"The Land of the Free" - 3:34
"The Soldier" - 3:46

Personnel

Chris de Burgh – vocals, acoustic piano, guitars
Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestrations
Graham Kearns – guitars
Phil Palmer – guitars
Jennifer Maidman – dobro, mandolin, ukulele, bass guitar
Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
Mark White – trumpet, flugelhorn
Geoffrey Richardson – violin
Jakko Jakszyk – backing vocals
Ffion Wilkins – backing vocals

Production

Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
Chris Porter – producer, recording, mixing
Oli Jacobs – engineer
Patrick Phillips – recording assistant
Alex Hutchinson – art direction, sleeve design
Kelly Pepper – sleeve design
Harley-Moon Kemp – photography
Kenny Thomson – management

References

^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ "OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART RESULTS MATCHING : A BETTER WORLD". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ "A Better World". Cdeb.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

v t e 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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