Man on the Line

It produced de Burgh's second UK hit single, "High on Emotion", which entered the chart on 12 May 1984 and peaked at number 44. The album itself reached 11 on the UK album chart and remained on the chart for 24 weeks.^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Chris de Burgh.

"The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" - 4:01
"Sight and Touch" - 3:14
"Taking It to the Top" - 4:00
"The Head and the Heart" - 3:59 (with Howard Jones on piano)
"The Sound of a Gun" - 4:29 (guest vocals by Tina Turner)
"High on Emotion" - 4:26
"Much More Than This" - 2:57
"Man on the Line" - 4:25
"Moonlight and Vodka" - 3:39
"Transmission Ends" - 5:59

Personnel

Chris de Burgh - acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
Tina Turner - vocals (5)
Rupert Hine - keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
John Giblin - bass guitar (3)
Howard Jones - piano (4)
Ian Kojima - synthesizer, guitar, saxophone
Al Marnie - bass guitar, backing vocals
Danny McBride - electric guitar
Trevor Morais - drums (5)
Glenn Morrow - keyboards, synthesizer
Phil Palmer - electric guitar
Jeff Phillips - drums, percussion

Production

Produced by Rupert Hine
Engineered and Mixed by Stephen W. Tayler
Assistant Engineer - Andrew Scarth
Mastered by Frank DeLuna at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Photography - Brian Griffin
Art Direction - Michael Ross
Assistant Art Dictator - Dave Margereson
Design - Simon Adamczewski and Jerry Williams
Management - Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson at Mismanagement, Inc.

References

1 2 DeGagne, Mike. "Man on the Line". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
↑ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited

Chris de Burgh

Studio albums	Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1975) Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975) At the End of a Perfect Day (1977) Crusader (1979) Eastern Wind (1980) The Getaway (1982) Man on the Line (1984) Into the Light (1986) Flying Colours (1988) Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Beautiful Dreams (1995) Quiet Revolution (1999) Timing Is Everything (2002) The Road to Freedom (2004) The Storyman (2006) Footsteps (2008) Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010) Footsteps 2 (2011) Home (2012) The Hands of Man (2014) A Better World (2016)

Compilation albums	Best Moves (1981) The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984) Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989) The Love Songs (1997) The Ultimate Collection (2000) Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection (2001) Gold (2007) Now and Then (2008)

Songs	"A Spaceman Came Travelling" "Don't Pay the Ferryman" "The Lady in Red" "Missing You"

Related	Discography

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