The Storyman is singer Chris de Burgh's 16th original album, released in 2006. The album is a collection of songs with accompanying stories. The original digipack release of the album included two booklets; one contained the usual lyrics and credits, while the second contained stories written by de Burgh to accompany each song.
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| Released | 2006 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 58:14 | |||
| Label | edel Records | |||
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The lyrics of the title track contain multiple references to previous songs and albums from de Burgh's career, in chronological order.
Track listing
edit- "The Storyman Theme" – 4:00
- "One World" – 3:56
- "Leningrad" – 5:12
- "My Father's Eyes" – 4:18
- "The Grace Of A Dancer" – 6:13
- "Spirit" – 4:16
- "The Shadow Of The Mountain" – 4:19
- "Raging Storm" – 4:18 (featuring Kristyna Myles)
- "The Mirror Of The Soul" – 9:15
- "The Sweetest Kiss Of All" – 3:13
- "The Storyman" – 4:37
- "My Father's Eyes" (Chris de Burgh with Hani Hussein) - 4:35
All compositions by Chris de Burgh.
Personnel
edit- Chris de Burgh – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Richard Cardwell – keyboards
- Peter Gordeno – additional keyboards
- Pete Murray – additional keyboards
- Chris Cameron – acoustic piano, orchestral arrangements and conductor
- Phil Palmer – guitars
- Michael Féat – bass guitar
- Geoff Dugmore – drums, percussion
- Pandit Dinesh – percussion
- Nick Ingman – orchestral conductor
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra
- Hani Hussein – vocals on "My Father's Eyes"
- Kristyna Myles – vocals on "Raging Storm"
- The Mahotella Queens – vocals
- The London Russian Choir and The Marlborough College Chamber Choir – choirs
- Ian Sutcliffe – director and arrangements for The Marlborough College Chamber Choir.
- Lidya Reinski – director and arrangements for The London Russian Choir.
Production
edit- Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
- Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
- Andrew Dudman – additional engineer (orchestra)
- Rohan Onraet – additional engineer (band tracks)
- David Morley – photography
- Brett Colledge – art direction
- Mike McCraith – art direction
- Caroline McCrink – sleeve design
- Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, management