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Chris de Burgh - Into the Light Audio CD

A fair review of the Chris de Burgh "Into the Light" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Chris de Burgh reviews here, or go back to the Chris de Burgh tabs.

Chris de Burgh Band: Chris de Burgh
Title: Into the Light
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Last Night 2: Fire on the Water 3: Ballroom of Romance 4: Lady in Red 5: Say Goodbye to It All 6: Spirit of Man 7: Fatal Hesitation 8: One Word (Straight to the Heart) 9: For Rosanna 10: Leader 11: Vision 12: What About Me?

Long gone but not forgotten.

He sang it in honor of Lady Diana though I belive he sang it there only revitalize his dwindling popularity & personal fortune. the only reason I bought this was because of the song LADY IN RED.
Whether he sang it for one reason or another it is still a wonderful song & I still like it.
2 generations later people who don't even know his name still recognize that particular song & it makes their hearts ache because of it's rythmn, lyrics, & sound.
It is truly a romantic song.
I would recommend this cd to anyone.


Best work Five Star
This is the second time I've purchased the CD Five Star. Lady in Red is a classic.


Into the Light by Chris de Burgh
I wore out my tape of this
album so I decided to replace it with a CD. The music is excellent and I love the artist.
.


Dare I say de Burgh's best?
" Give the man credit! He finally became the pop star he was looking to be, working his way here from his two previous albums, Man on the Line and The Getaway. OK, I won't go that far, but I do think this album has been given short shrift by some fans who think de Burgh "sold out" or "lost his way" and have nothing but bad things to say about "Lady in Red. And if Chris had any regrets about writing "Lady in Red" and being overplayed on radio and generally associated with sappiness, he must have gotten over it enough to bring out a Love Songs album and including the oh so offensive "Lady in Red" on it.
I admit it, I was also a sap for the song and I still think it's a good love ballad, but Into the Light is a strong album because of a bunch of other songs. Other singles from this album were "Say Goodbye to it All," "The Spirit of Man" and "Fire on the Water. " They are all well written pop songs. By this stage in his career, Chris was equally comfortable writing faster, rockier songs and slower romantic songs. "Say Goodbye" is an interesting sequel to the song "Borderline" from the Getaway album. Chris actually sampled the closing lines of "Borderline" before heading into the faster and rockier "Say Goodbye. " "Spirit of Man" has one of the catchiest hooks and riffs on any pop song anywhere, and it's more upbeat after the solemn theme of the previous song. "Fire on the Water" is a mid-tempo ballad, one of several that celebrate romance and family on this album. I also like "For Rosanna," written for his daughter, and "Fatal Hesitation. "
The closing trilogy of songs, "The Leader/The Vision/What About Me?" recalls the closing epic on Crusader. This album by Chris is really worth owning.


Great classic love songs
That visual image is so strong, of the woman in a red dress, and the adoring guy who realizes just how special she is. Chris DeBurgh hit real popularity in the US with his Into the Light album, and the Lady in Red love song. It's no wonder that many studies show that the ladies in red dresses are the ones that get the most attention in a crowd.

But this CD really has much more to offer than that one (admittedly quite wonderful) song! The other songs are equally engrossing in their own way. You've got a tender ode from a father to his daughter in "For Rosanna". You've got stories being told across multiple songs.

Some of the songs are a bit more poppy if you want to dance around a bit, but really for me the quality shines best in the romantic songs. He really gets to the heart of that emotion, and brings it out in the listener. Perfect for curling up with your loved one, and gazing into each others eyes.


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