Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)

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Crusader (Chris de Burgh album) - Wikipedia

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Crusader

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released

January 1979

Studio

AIR Studios (London, UK)
Additional recording at Abbey Road Studios (London, UK)
Super Bear Studios (Nice, France)

Genre

Rock

Length

41:31

Chris de Burgh chronology

At the End of a Perfect Day
(1977)

Crusader
(1979)

Eastern Wind
(1980)

Crusader is the fourth album by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh, released in 1979 by A&M Records. The album was produced by Andrew Powell, who worked with the Alan Parsons Project on many of their albums. The musicians on Crusader also came from the Alan Parsons Project.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Mike DeGagne gave Crusader four out of five stars and described the title track as the album's "crowning glory" and also "one of de Burgh's finest songs", despite its historically inaccurate lyrics.^[1] He went on to say that "Even though [the title track] bears most of this album's weight, the rest of the songs aren't without their merit".^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

"Carry On" – 3:47
"I Had the Love in My Eyes" – 3:29
"Something Else Again" – 4:25
"The Girl with April in Her Eyes" – 4:55
"Just in Time" – 5:11
"Carry On" (Reprise) – 0:32
"The Devil's Eye" – 4:13
"It's Such a Long Way Home" – 3:31
"Old-Fashioned People" – 3:27
"Quiet Moments" – 1:38
"Crusader" – 8:48
- "The Fall of Jerusalem"
- "In the Court of Saladin"
- "The Battlefield"
- "Finale"
"You and Me" – 1:12

Personnel

Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, harmony vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars
Mike Moran – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers
Francis Monkman – harpsichord (4)
Andrew Powell – acoustic piano (5, 9, 11, 12), orchestra and choir arrangements, conductor
Ian Bairnson – electric guitars, harmony vocals (3)
David Paton – bass, harmony vocals (3, 8)
Chris Laurence – string bass (4)
Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
David Cripps – French horn solo (3)
Skaila Kanga – harp (4)
Olive Simpson – harmony vocals (8)

Production

Andrew Powell – producer
Jon Kelly – engineer
Tim Cuthbertson – assistant engineer
Nigel Walker – assistant engineer
Michael Ross – art direction
David Tyrell – design
Rod Shone – photography
Jon Wolstenholme – illustration

Charts

Chart (1979-1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	62
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	67
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	72

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chris de Burgh - Crusader Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Crusader". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9481a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Chris de Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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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