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Man on the Line is the seventh studio album by Chris de Burgh, released in 1984.

Man on the Line

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released

10 May 1984

Studio

Farmyard Studios, Buckinghamshire

Genre

Pop rock[1]

Length

41:04

Label

A&M

Producer

Rupert Hine

Chris de Burgh chronology

The Getaway
(1982)

Man on the Line
(1984)

The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Release

It produced de Burgh's second UK hit single, "High on Emotion", which entered the chart on 12 May 1984 and peaked at number 44, the same position it reached on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album reached number 11 on the UK Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 24 weeks.[2] In Germany and Switzerland, the album hit number one on the weekly charts and was the second-best-selling album of 1984 in both countries.

Track listing

All songs by Chris de Burgh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)"	4:01
2.	"Sight and Touch"	3:14
3.	"Taking it to the Top"	4:00
4.	"The Head and the Heart"	3:59
5.	"The Sound of a Gun"	4:29
6.	"High on Emotion"	4:26
7.	"Much More Than This"	2:57
8.	"Man on the Line"	4:25
9.	"Moonlight and Vodka"	3:39
10.	"Transmission Ends"	5:59
Total length:		41:04

Personnel

Musicians

Chris de Burgh – acoustic guitars, lead and backing vocals
Rupert Hine – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
Howard Jones – acoustic piano (4)
Phil Palmer – electric guitars
John Giblin – bass guitar (3)
Trevor Morais – drums (5)
Tina Turner – guest vocals (5)

Touring band members

Glenn Morrow – keyboards, synthesizers
Ian Kojima – synthesizers, guitars, saxophone
Danny McBride – electric guitars
Al Marnie – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jeff Phillips – drums, percussion

Production

Produced by Rupert Hine
Engineering and mixing – Stephen W. Tayler
Assistant engineer – Andrew Scarth
Mastering – Frank DeLuna at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Photography – Brian Griffin
Art direction – Michael Ross
Assistant art director – Dave Margereson
Design – Simon Adamczewski and Jerry Williams

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	2
Chart (1985)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	56

References

DeGagne, Mike. "Man on the Line". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
"Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Man on the Line". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Chris De Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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

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Man on the Line — студийный альбом Криса де Бурга вышел в 1984 году на лейбле A&M Records.

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