Far Beyond These Castle Walls
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Far Beyond These Castle Walls is the first album
by Chris de Burgh
, released by A&M Records
in 1975.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
, released by A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
in 1975.
Track listing
All compositions by Chris de Burgh- "Hold On" – 4:03
- "The Key" – 4:08
- "Windy Night" – 4:53
- "Sin City" – 4:35
- "New Moon" – 4:59
- "Watching the World" – 3:32
- "Lonesome Cowboy" – 4:23
- "Satin Green Shutters" – 5:02
- "Turning Round", released outside the UK and Ireland as "Flying" – 6:24
- "Goodnight" – 2:07
Personnel
- Chris De Burgh: Lead & Backing Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Synthesizers, Piano
- B.J. Cole: Pedal SteelPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
- Barry De Souza: Drums
- Ken Freeman: Synthesizer, Synthesized Strings
- Ray Glynn: Acoustic & Electric Guitars
- Phillip Goodhand-TaitPhillip Goodhand-TaitPhillip Goodhand-Tait is a singer-songwriter, record producer and keyboard player.-Life and career:Goodhand-Tait is his real surname, although at school and into the mid 1960s, he was known as Phil Tait. His mother taught piano and his father was an active Trades Unionist...
: Keyboards - Ray Jackson: HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Lennox Laington: Percussion
- Chris Laurence: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Ronnie Leahy: Keyboards
- Brian Odgers: Bass