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Power of Ten
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	April 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	52:01
Label	A&M
Producer	Rupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
High on Emotion: Live from Dublin (1990) Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994)

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.

1. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:30
2. "By My Side" – 4:24
3. "Heart of Darkness" – 4:45
4. "In Your Eyes" – 4:49
5. "Separate Tables" – 3:38
6. "Talk to Me" – 3:51
7. "The Connemara Coast" (with The Chieftains) – 3:47
8. "Brother John" – 4:55
9. "Shine On" – 4:59
10. "A Celebration" – 3:49
11. "She Means Everything to Me" – 3:19
12. "Making the Perfect Man" – 5:16

• "Separate Tables" was also recorded as an English duet as well as 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 at Metropolis Studios (London, England).
• Assistant technician – James Cadsky
• Art direction and design – Norman Service
• Photography – Richard Haughton
• Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts and certifications

References

1. "The Official Chris de Burgh Website". Cdeb.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Power of Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
7. "Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
8. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
9. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
10. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Power Of Ten". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

• Chris de Burgh albums
• 1992 albums
• Albums produced by Rupert Hine
• A&M Records albums