Flying Colours is the ninth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1988 by A&M Records.
The biggest single released from the album, "Missing You", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 in Ireland in December 1988. The album went straight to number one in the UK on 15 October 1988 and is the only de Burgh album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
Track listing All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh.
The track "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" was a bonus track on the CD release, and was not included on the original vinyl or cassette versions of the album.
Personnel Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars Adrian Lee – keyboards Andy Richards – keyboards, synthesizers Phil Palmer – guitars Peter Van Hooke – drums, percussion Chris White – saxophones
Production Producers – Chris de Burgh (tracks 1–6, 8–14) and Paul Hardiman (tracks 1–7, 9–14). Engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman Recorded at Powerplay Studios (Zürich, Switzerland). Mastered by Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California, USA) Photography – Paul Cox Art direction and design – Michael Ross Illustration – Romas Foord
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Flying Colours Chart (1988–1989) Peakposition
Year-end charts +1988 year-end chart performance for Flying Colours Chart (1988) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 72 +1989 year-end chart performance for Flying Colours Chart (1989) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 50 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 18
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