Far Beyond These Castle Walls

Far Beyond These Castle Walls is the first album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1974. The title refers to Bargy Castle, which is shown on the back of the album cover.

Far Beyond These Castle Walls
Studio album by
Released1974
GenreRock
Length44:26
LabelA&M
ProducerRobin Geoffrey Cable
Chris de Burgh chronology
Far Beyond These Castle Walls
(1974)
Spanish Train and Other Stories
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

Reception

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic retrospectively praised the album, saying: "His gentle, beguiling vocal style is introduced, which instantly trademarks him as a genuine master of the soft ballad... What is most important about this album is the manner in which it reveals de Burgh as one of the finest mood-invoking artists ever."[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Chris de Burgh

  1. "Hold On" – 4:03
  2. "The Key" – 4:08
  3. "Windy Night" – 4:53
  4. "Sin City" – 4:35
  5. "New Moon" – 4:59
  6. "Watching the World" – 3:32
  7. "Lonesome Cowboy" – 4:23
  8. "Satin Green Shutters" – 5:02
  9. "Turning Round", released outside the UK and Ireland as "Flying" – 6:24
  10. "Goodnight" – 2:07

Production

  • Produced and Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable
  • Assistant Engineers – Mark Dodson and Mike Stavrou
  • Recorded at Ramport Studios and AIR Studios (London, UK).
  • Mixed at AIR Studios and Trident Studios (London, UK).
  • Art Direction – Fabio Nicoli
  • Design – Nick Marshall
  • Photography – Dave Morse

Personnel

  • Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, additional synthesizers
  • Ray Glynn – electric guitars
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Ray Jacksonharmonica, mandolin
  • Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
  • Ken Freeman – string synthesizer
  • Phillip Goodhand-Taitharmonium
  • Brian Odgers – bass guitar
  • Chris Laurencedouble bass
  • Barry De Souza – drums
  • Lennox Laington – percussion
  • Del Newman – arrangements (1, 8)
  • Richard Hewson – arrangements (2, 9)
  • Chris Hughes – brass arrangements
  • Madeleine Bell – backing vocals
  • Liza Strike – backing vocals
  • Joy Yates – backing vocals

Notes

  1. DeGagne, Mike. "Far Beyond These Castle Walls". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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