Home (Chris de Burgh album)

Home is a 2012 album by Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. The album features acoustic re-recordings of 14 lesser-known songs from de Burgh's back catalogue. It was recorded during June 2012 in de Burgh's home studio in Enniskerry in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2]

Home
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	7 October 2012
Recorded	June 2012
Studio	Chris de Burgh's home studio, Enniskerry, Ireland
Length	47:41
Label	Ferryman Productions
Producer	Chris de Burgh Chris Porter
Chris de Burgh chronology
Footsteps 2 (2011) Home (2012) The Hands of Man (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

1. "Waiting for the Hurricane" – 2:59
2. "Tender Hands" – 3:59
3. "Fatal Hesitation" – 3:30
4. "Love & Time" – 4:10
5. "Sailor" – 4:03
6. "Living on the Island" – 2:51
7. "It's Such a Long Way Home" – 3:04
8. "Where We Will Be Going" – 4:19
9. "Forevermore" – 3:20
10. "Fire on the Water" – 3:03
11. "Suddenly Love" – 3:12
12. "I Will" – 3:10
13. "I'm Not Scared Anymore" – 3:43
14. "Goodnight" – 2:18
15. "Last Night" (Limited Edition only) – 4:38
16. "Carry On" (Limited Edition only) – 4:17

"Last Night" and "Carry On" are included as bonus tracks on a limited edition version of the album released in Germany.[3]

An "Amazon Exclusive" version of the album available for streaming or download includes "Last Night" as a bonus track.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[4]

• Chris de Burgh – vocals, acoustic piano, guitar
• Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, accordion, string arrangements
• Phil Palmer – guitar
• Neil Taylor – guitar
• David Levy – bass guitar
• Tony Kiley – percussion
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Chris Porter – backing vocals

Production

• Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
• Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
• Alex Hutchinson – art direction
• Sarah Fulford – art direction, sleeve design, photography
• Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, photography, management

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	199
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	92

References

1. O'Brien, Jon. "Home – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic.
2. de Burgh, Chris (2012). Home (album liner notes). Ferryman Productions. FERRY777.
3. https://www.discogs.com/Chris-de-Burgh-Home/release/13570210
4. Home (album liner notes). Ferryman Productions. 2012. FERRY777.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Chris de Burgh – Home" (in German). Hung Medien.
6. "Ultratop.be – Chris de Burgh – Home" (in French). Hung Medien.
7. "Officialcharts.de – Chris de Burgh – Home". GfK Entertainment Charts.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Home". Hung Medien.
9. "Chris de Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.