Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh is the third compilation album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1989. The album was released largely to capitalise on the resurgence of de Burgh's career after the smash hit of The Lady In Red three years earlier. As a result, most of the tracks are drawn from his 1980s albums The Getaway, Man On The Line, Into The Light and Flying Colours.

Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh
Greatest hits album by Chris de Burgh
Released	24 October 1989
Recorded	Ramport and Scorpio Studios
Genre	Rock
Length	67:58 (68:38 German)
Label	A&M
Producer	Chris de Burgh, Rupert Hine, Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable, Paul Hardiman and others
Chris de Burgh chronology
Flying Colours (1988) Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989) High on Emotion: Live from Dublin (1990)

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Also notable is the pairing of the songs "Borderline" and "Say Goodbye To It All" - originally from two different albums, which tell a story arc of a conscientious objector fleeing to be with his lover.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

UK release

1. "This Waiting Heart" (previously unreleased) – 4:08
2. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
3. "Much More Than This" - 2:55
4. "Sailing Away" – 4:58
5. "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
6. "Borderline" – 4:33
7. "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
8. "Spanish Train" - 4:47
9. "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
10. "Missing You" – 4:06
11. ”Fatal Hesitation“ - 4:14
12. "Diamond in the Dark" (previously unreleased) – 3:29
13. "Tender Hands" – 4:28
14. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" * – 5:10
15. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
16. "High on Emotion" – 4:24

US/Canada release

1. "This Waiting Heart" (previously unreleased) – 4:08
2. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
3. "Much More Than This" – 2:55
4. "Sailing Away" – 4:58
5. "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
6. "Borderline" – 4:33
7. "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
8. "Spanish Train" – 4:47
9. "Patricia the Stripper" – 3:30
10. "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
11. "Missing You" – 4:06
12. "Diamond in the Dark" (previously unreleased) – 3:29
13. "Tender Hands" – 4:28
14. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
15. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
16. "High on Emotion" – 4:24

West German/Australasian release

1. "This Waiting Heart" (previously unreleased) – 4:08
2. "Don't Pay the Ferryman" – 3:24
3. "Fire On The Water" – 4:28
4. "Sailing Away" – 4:58
5. "The Lady in Red" – 4:17
6. "Borderline" – 4:33
7. "Say Goodbye to It All" – 5:04
8. "One Word (Straight To The Heart)" – 4:16
9. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10
10. "Ship to Shore" – 3:47
11. "Missing You" – 4:06
12. "Diamond in the Dark" (previously unreleased) – 3:29
13. "Tender Hands" – 4:28
14. "The Getaway" – 3:52
15. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" – 3:53
16. "High on Emotion" – 4:24

• The album features the remixed version of A Spaceman Came Travelling with a re-rerecorded vocal track, it is subsequently titled A Spaceman Came Travelling '89 on later compilations.

Chart positions

UK Chart Positions

Date	Position	Comment
4 November 1989	16	New Entry
25 November 1989	4	Peak
3 February 1990	41	Last Entry

External links

• The Official Chris de Burgh Website