This Way Up (album)

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).[1]

This Way Up
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	19 May 1994
Genre	Rock
Length	45:14
Label	A&M
Producer	Peter Smith
Chris de Burgh chronology
Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Beautiful Dreams (1995)

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals
• Victor Martin – keyboards
• Neil Taylor – lead and rhythm guitars
• Phil Spalding – additional rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jimmy Copley – drums
• Stephen McDonnell – brass (6)
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements (4, 7, 8)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (4, 7, 8)
• 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 assistant – Ben Darlow
• Design – Jeremy Pearce at Stylorouge
• Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 37 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 28 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 15 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 5 UK Albums (OCC)[7] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 49 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 34 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 250,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 60,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
8. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
9. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'This Way Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
11. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type This Way Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.