Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album) explained

Flying Colours
Type:	studio
Artist:	Chris de Burgh
Cover:	Spanish tr.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	3 October 1988
Studio:	Powerplay Studios in Zurich, Switzerland
Genre:	Rock
Length:	54:09
Label:	A&M
Prev Title:	Into the Light
Prev Year:	1986
Next Year:	1989

Flying Colours is the ninth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1988 by A&M Records.

The biggest single released from the album, "Missing You", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 in Ireland in December 1988.^[1] The album went straight to number one in the UK on 15 October 1988 and is the only de Burgh album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh.

• The track "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" was a bonus track on the CD release, and was not included on the original vinyl or cassette versions of the album.

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars
• Adrian Lee – keyboards
• Andy Richards – keyboards, synthesizers
• Phil Palmer – guitars
• Peter Van Hooke – drums, percussion
• Chris White – saxophones

Production

• Producers – Chris de Burgh (tracks 1–6, 8–14) and Paul Hardiman (tracks 1–7, 9–14).
• Engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman
• Recorded at Powerplay Studios (Zürich, Switzerland).
• Mastered by Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Photography – Paul Cox
• Art direction and design – Michael Ross
• Illustration – Romas Foord
• Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)! scope="col"

Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	72

Chart (1989)! scope="col"

Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	18

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irish Chart Search . 2008-10-19 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . 2009-06-02 .
2. David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
3. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 7 March 2022.
4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989. dutchcharts.nl. 7 March 2022.
5. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 7 March 2022.
6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989. hitparade.ch. 7 March 2022.