The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album)

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The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album) - Wikipedia

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The Getaway

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released

September 1982

Studio

Farmyard Studios (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England)

Genre

Pop rock

Length

44:47

Chris de Burgh chronology

Best Moves
(1981)

The Getaway
(1982)

Man on the Line
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh's sixth original album, released on A&M Records in 1982. It was the first studio album of de Burgh's to chart in the UK, following the compilation Best Moves a year earlier. The album peaked at number 30 in the UK and spent 16 weeks on the chart.^[2] In the week beginning 7 February 1983, the album went to the top of the album charts in the then West Germany.^[3] In Canada the album spent 36 weeks in the Top 100.^[4]

Background

The album was spearheaded by the U.S. top 40 hit, "Don't Pay the Ferryman", an upbeat, mythology-tinged pop rock song that evokes images of the Grim Reaper, which also became his first UK hit single, reaching number 48.

Another song from the album which has become a de Burgh fan-favourite is "Borderline", the story of a conscientious objector who chooses to flee with his lover than be drafted for military service. A staple of de Burgh's live act, the song's story was continued in 1986's "Say Goodbye to It All" from the later album Into the Light.

Drums on the album were played by Steve Negus of the Canadian progressive rock band Saga.

Some of the guest vocalists were Anthony Head, Diane Davison (Chris de Burgh's wife) and Miriam Stockley (who also collaborated with Mike Oldfield on the album The Millennium Bell (1999).

Track listing

"Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:48
"Living on the Island" – 3:31
"Crying and Laughing" – 4:33
"I'm Counting on You" – 4:27
"The Getaway" – 3:52
"Ship to Shore" – 3:49
"All the Love I Have Inside" – 3:18
"Borderline" – 4:37
"Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:54
"The Revolution" – 1:46
"Light a Fire" – 2:08
"Liberty" – 5:02

The Japanese CD splits the last three tracks differently:

10. "The Revolution" – 3:54

11. "Light a Fire" – 4:30

12. "Liberty" – 0:31

All compositions by Chris de Burgh.

Personnel

Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, acoustic piano (8)
Rupert Hine – synthesizers, percussion, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals, programming (6, 9)
David Caddick – acoustic piano (4)
Phil Palmer – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Tim Wynveen – acoustic guitars (2, 3, 11, 12), electric guitars (2, 3, 11, 12), additional vocals
John Giblin – bass guitar, fretless bass
Steve Negus – drums
Anthony Thistlethwaite – saxophones
Stephen W. Tayler – saxophones, woodwinds
Nigel Warren-Green – cello (4)
Anthony Head – voice (1)
Diane Davison – additional vocals
Miriam Stockley – additional vocals
Sue Wilkinson – additional vocals

Production

Produced by Rupert Hine
Engineered by Stephen W. Tayler
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Art Direction and Back Cover Photography – Michael Ross
Inner Bag Photography – Fin Costello
Illustration – Syd Brak
Typography – Andrew Ellis
Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	3
Canada (RPM Magazine)^[7]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	36
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[10]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	30
US Billboard 200^[12]	43

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
Canada (RPM Magazine)^[13]	58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	4

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[16]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ DeGagne, Mike. The Getaway Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts website". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 16, 1983" (PDF).
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris de Burgh – The Getaway" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - January 29, 1983" (PDF).
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris de Burgh – The Getaway" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Chris de Burgh – The Getaway". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris de Burgh – The Getaway". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Chris de Burgh Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1983 - December 24, 1983" (PDF).
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1983. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Chris de Burgh – The Getaway". Music Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris de Burgh; 'The Getaway')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links

The Getaway at Discogs (list of releases)

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