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Far Beyond These Castle Walls

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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]

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.

Reception

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Billboard in its review of 29 March 1975 considered the album's "sophisticated lyrics and production are good for college market" and expressed a hope that A&M Records will found "another deserving artist" in face of Chris De Burg.[2] 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

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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

Musicians

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Production

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  • 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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b DeGagne, Mike. "Far Beyond These Castle Walls". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Review: Chris De Burg – Far Beyond These Castle Walls" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 13. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 29 March 1975. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via World Radio History.