Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album) - Composition

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Into the Light is the eighth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1986 by A&M Records. The album is notable for featuring de Burgh's biggest hit, "The Lady in Red".

Into the Light

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released

1 June 1986^{[citation needed]}

Studio

Marcus Recording Studios, London and The Manor, Oxford

Genre

Soft rock

Length

50:24

Label

A&M

Producer

Paul Hardiman

Chris de Burgh chronology

The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
(1984)

Into the Light
(1986)

Flying Colours
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming de Burgh's first studio album to enter the top ten.[2]

"Fatal Hesitation" was a UK number 44 hit, spending four weeks on the chart. "Say Goodbye to It All" was a continuation of the song "Borderline" from 1982's The Getaway. Both songs frequently appear in de Burgh's concerts and compilation albums. The song "For Rosanna" is dedicated to de Burgh's then-2-year-old daughter Rosanna.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Night"	6:07
2.	"Fire on the Water"	4:28
3.	"The Ballroom of Romance"	4:26
4.	"The Lady in Red"	4:16
5.	"Say Goodbye to It All"	5:23
6.	"The Spirit of Man"	4:40
7.	"Fatal Hesitation"	4:16
8.	"One Word (Straight to the Heart)"	4:30
9.	"For Rosanna"	3:39
10.	"The Leader"	2:16
11.	"The Vision"	3:13
12.	"What About Me?"	3:03
Total length:		50:24

Personnel

Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals, guitars, LinnDrum Machine
Danny McBride – guitars
Phil Palmer – guitars
Patrick Miles – all lead guitar solos
Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
Glenn Morrow – keyboards
Andy Richards – keyboards
John Giblin – bass
Al Marnie – bass
Pino Palladino – bass
Tony Beard – drums
Peter Van Hooke – drums
Jeff Phillips – drums, percussion
Gary Barnacle – saxophone
Ian Kojima – saxophone
Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (6)

Production

Produced, engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman
Assistant engineers – Dick Beetham and Steve Chase
Art direction and design – Mike Ross and John Warwicker
Art dictator – Dave Margereson
Photography – Richard Haughton
Cover painting – Mike Doud
Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)[6]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	2
US Billboard 200[12]	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]	37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	6

Chart (1987)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	15

Certifications

Sales certifications for *Into the Light*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)[19]	2× Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[23]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Into the Light at AllMusic
David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
"Austriancharts.at – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week {{{week}}}, {{{year}}}". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Charts.nz – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Into the Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Chris de Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Chris de Burgh Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing.
"Canadian album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'Into The Light')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
"New Zealand album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
"Into The Picture" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com. 8 November 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
"British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
"American album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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

На других языках

[de] Into the Light

Into the Light (englisch für „in das Licht“) ist das achte Studioalbum des irischen Sängers Chris de Burgh. Es erschien am 1. Juni 1986 über das Label A&M Records und zählt mit mehr als einer Million verkauften Exemplaren zu den meistverkauften Musikalben in Deutschland.

- [en] Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album)

[ru] Into the Light (альбом Криса де Бурга)

Into the Light — восьмой студийный альбом ирландского певца Криса де Бурга, выпущенный в 1986 году на лейбле A&M Records.

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