Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album)

Into the Light
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	27 May 1986[1]
Studio	Marcus Recording Studios, London and The Manor, Oxford
Genre	Pop rock
Length	50:24
Label	A&M
Producer	Paul Hardiman
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984) Into the Light (1986) Flying Colours (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Into the Light is the eighth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in May 1986 by A&M Records. The album is notable for featuring de Burgh's biggest hit, "The Lady in Red".

Release

Following the success of its lead single "The Lady in Red", which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number three in the United States, the album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming de Burgh's first studio album to enter the top ten.^[3] "Fatal Hesitation" was a UK number 44 hit, spending four weeks on the chart.

"Say Goodbye to It All" was a continuation of the song "Borderline" from 1982's The Getaway. Both songs frequently appear in de Burgh's concerts and compilation albums. The song "For Rosanna" is dedicated to de Burgh's then two-year-old daughter Rosanna.

Critical reception

Dennis Hunt of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "There's really nothing else as schmaltzy as 'The Lady in Red' on his album [... ] Into the Light includes some gutsy, fairly absorbing pop-rock — some not what you'd expect from 'the Irish Barry Manilow.'"^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Night"	6:07
2.	"Fire on the Water"	4:28
3.	"The Ballroom of Romance"	4:26
4.	"The Lady in Red"	4:16
5.	"Say Goodbye to It All"	5:23
6.	"The Spirit of Man"	4:40
7.	"Fatal Hesitation"	4:16
8.	"One Word (Straight to the Heart)"	4:30
9.	"For Rosanna"	3:39
10.	"The Leader"	2:16
11.	"The Vision"	3:13
12.	"What About Me?"	3:03
Total length:		50:24

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars
• Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
• Glenn Morrow – keyboards
• Andy Richards – keyboards
• Danny McBride – guitars
• Phil Palmer – guitars
• John Giblin – bass
• Al Marnie – bass
• Pino Palladino – bass
• Tony Beard – drums
• Peter Van Hooke – drums
• Jeff Phillips – drums
• Gary Barnacle – saxophone
• Ian Kojima – saxophone
• Carol Kenyon – additional vocals (6)

Production

• Produced, engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman
• Assistant engineers – Dick Beetham and Steve Chase
• Art direction and design – Mike Ross and John Warwicker
• Art dictator – Dave Margereson
• Photography – Richard Haughton
• Cover painting – Mike Doud
• Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 2 Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 10 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 20 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[13] 2 US Billboard 200[14] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 37 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 6 Chart (1987) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 15

Certifications

Certifications for Into the Light

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[21]	2× Platinum	1,000,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Gold	7,500^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23]	Platinum	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[25]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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17. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
18. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
19. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing.
20. "Canadian album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'Into The Light')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
22. "New Zealand album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
23. "Into The Picture" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com. 8 November 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
24. "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
25. "American album certifications – Chris De Burgh – Into The Light". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 August 2020.