This Way Up (album)

This Way Up
This Way Up
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	16 May 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	45:14
Label	A&M
Producer	Peter Smith
Chris de Burgh chronology

This Way Up is the eleventh studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1994 on A&M Records. Two singles from the album charted in the United Kingdom: "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" (No. 51) and "The Snows of New York" (No. 60).^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh, except where noted.

"This Silent World" – 4:07
"This Is Love" – 3:47
"This Weight on Me" – 4:04
"Here Is Your Paradise" (de Burgh, Steve Duberry) – 3:28
"Oh My Brave Hearts" (de Burgh, Duberry) – 6:51
"Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" – 3:25
"The Son and the Father" – 2:49
"Up Here in Heaven" – 5:56
"You Are the Reason" – 4:00
"Love's Got a Hold on Me" (de Burgh, Albert Hammond) – 3:44
"The Snows of New York" (de Burgh, Hammond) – 3:03

Personnel

Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, backing vocals
Victor Martin – keyboards
Neil Taylor – guitars
Phil Spalding – additional rhythm guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
Jimmy Copley – drums
Stephen McDonnell – brass (6)
Nick Ingman – string arrangements (4, 7, 9)
The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (4, 7, 9)
Peter Smith – backing vocals
Hannah Clive – backing vocals (6)

Production

Produced, engineered and mixed by Peter Smith
Assistant engineers – Rob Kirwan and Jim Lowe
Mix engineer – Ben Darlow
Design – Jeremy Pearce at Stylorouge
Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[3]	149
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[7]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	34

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[12]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "BPI".
^ "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 1 June 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'This Way Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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[1] "BPI".

[auto1-2] "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.

[3] "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 1 June 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[ac_Austria_Chris_De_Burgh-4] "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Chris_De_Burgh-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Chris_De_Burgh-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Chris_De_Burgh-8] "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[10] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[11] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[GermanyChris_De_BurghThis_Way_UpalbumCertRef-12] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'This Way Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[United_KingdomChris_De_BurghThis_Way_UpalbumCertRef-13] "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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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