Chris De Burgh - Getaway
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Artist: Chris De BurghEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1985-04-10
Music Label: Universal I.S.
Soundtracks:
- Don't Pay The Ferryman
- Living On The Island
- Crying And Laughing
- I'm Counting On You
- The Getaway
- Ship To Shore
- All The Love I Have Inside
- Borderline
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow
- The Revolution
- Light A Fire
- Liberty
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Music Review: Not the best-known, but the best
Rating: 5 Stars
Fans of Chris de Burgh's adult-oriented pop will often cite "Into the Light" (with its massive international hit "The Lady in Red") as their favorite de Burgh album. Fans of de Burgh's early-career acoustic ballads and period stories might cite "Spanish Train" as their favorite. But for me, "The Getaway" is the best.
More assured and less precious than his early work but more evocative and alive than his later releases (which tend to be overproduced), "The Getaway" is a perfect balance of de Burgh's many sounds and interests.
Three tracks are straight-ahead, bright-sounding, energetic rock and roll: "Don't Pay the Ferryman" (his first US hit, which admittedly may seem a bit dated now), the title track, and "Ship to Shore"--the strongest and tightest of the trio. (These represent a sound he would fully explore in "Man on the Line," but as the albums that followed grew more and more reliant on synthesizers, the energy of his rock numbers dissipated.)
His art-rock and period interests are represented by the three part epic "Revolution/Light a Fire/Liberty," whose content is obvious from the titles, building energy in part one, exploding in part two, and settling down to a quiet acoustic sound in the last segment. While it's not quite as strong as earlier epics, it still succeeds.
The rest of the album consists of the light-hearted, light-rock but very catchy "Living on the Island" and some of the best ballads of his career. These include "Counting on You" (written for his new-born child), "Where Peaceful Waters Flow," and the melancholy anti-war "Borderline." All have become staples of his concerts and greatest-hit collections.
"The Getaway" was my introduction to Chris de Burgh, and twenty-two years later, it's still the best place to start.
[Note: this import edition appears released more recently that the US version by A&M. I am not aware, however, if it has been remastered.]
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