The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album)

This article is about the album by Chris de Burgh. For the song by Hilary Duff, see Hilary Duff (album). For the album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, see The Getaway (Red Hot Chili Peppers album). For other uses, see The Getaway (disambiguation).
The Getaway
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released 19 December 1982
Recorded Farmyard Studios, Buckinghamshire, England
Genre Rock
Length 44:47
Label A&M
Producer Rupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
Eastern Wind
(1980)		 The Getaway
(1982)		 Man on the Line
(1984)

The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh's sixth original album, released on A&M Records in 1982. It was the first studio album of de Burgh's to chart in the UK, following the compilation Best Moves a year earlier. The album peaked at 30 in the UK and spent 16 weeks on the chart.[1]

Background

The album was spearheaded by the U.S. top 40 hit, "Don't Pay the Ferryman", an upbeat, mythology-tinged pop rock song that evokes images of the Grim Reaper, which also became his first UK hit single, reaching number 48.

Another song from the album which has become a de Burgh fan-favourite is "Borderline", the story of a conscientious objector who chooses to flee with his lover than be drafted for military service. A staple of de Burgh's live act, the song's story was continued in 1986's "Say Goodbye To It All" from the later album Into the Light.

Drums on the album were played by Steve Negus of the Canadian progressive rock band Saga.

Some of the guest vocalists were Anthony Head, Diane Davison (Chris de Burgh´s wife) and Miriam Stockley (who also collaborated with Mike Oldfield on the album "The Millennium Bell" (1999).

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Track listing

  1. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:48
  2. "Living on the Island" – 3:31
  3. "Crying and Laughing" – 4:33
  4. "I'm Counting on You" – 4:27
  5. "The Getaway" – 3:52
  6. "Ship to Shore" – 3:49
  7. "All the Love I Have Inside" – 3:18
  8. "Borderline" – 4:37
  9. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:54
  10. "The Revolution" – 1:46
  11. "Light a Fire" – 2:08
  12. "Liberty" – 5:02

The Japanese CD splits the last three tracks differently:

10. "The Revolution" – 3:54
11. "Light a Fire" – 4:30
12. "Liberty" – 0:31

All compositions by Chris de Burgh.

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
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