Quiet Revolution (album)

Not to be confused with Ronny Jordan's 1993 second album.

Quiet Revolution
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	September 1999
Studio	Whitfield Street Recording Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Rock
Length	62:50
Label	A&M
Producer	Chris de Burgh Chris Porter
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Love Songs (1997) Quiet Revolution (1999) The Ultimate Collection (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Quiet Revolution is the thirteenth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1999. Two singles were released from the album: "When I Think of You", which reached number 59 in the UK Singles Chart^[2] and number 75 in Germany,^[3] and "A Woman's Heart", which reached number 96 in Germany.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When I Think of You"	3:23
2.	"Love of the Heart Divine"	4:56
3.	"Living in the World"	4:46
4.	"The Same Sun"	5:03
5.	"Nothing Ever Happens Round Here"	3:39
6.	"A Woman's Heart"	3:36
7.	"The Last Moments of the Dawn"	3:20
8.	"I See You Everywhere"	4:03
9.	"Saint Peter's Gate"	5:05
10.	"You Look Beautiful"	3:41
11.	"I Want It, (And I Want It Now!)"	4:17
12.	"Natasha Dance"	3:55
13.	"The Rivers of Abraham"	4:06
14.	"My Lover Is"	4:06
15.	"Quiet Revolution"	4:29

Note

• "When I Think of You" ("Quand Je Pense A Toi") and "A Woman's Heart" ("Le Coeur D'Une Femme") were recorded in French for release in Canada.

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Peter Gordeno – keyboards
• Phil Palmer – guitars
• Neil Taylor – guitars
• John Giblin – bass
• David Levy – bass
• Tony Kiley – drums
• Andy Duncan – drum programming, percussion
• Chris White – saxophones
• Neil Sidwell – trombone
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Chris Cameron – string arrangements (4, 15)
• Richard Hewson – string arrangements (7, 10)
• Peter Oxendale – orchestral agent
• Gavyn Wright – orchestral agent
• The Heart of England Philharmonic – orchestra (4, 7, 10, 15)
• Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
• Hazel Fernandez – backing vocals
• Derek Green – backing vocals
• Helen Hampton – backing vocals
• Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
• Chris Porter – backing vocals

Production

• Chris de Burgh – producer
• Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
• Jason Clift – engineer, mixing
• Andrew Nicholls – assistant engineer
• Ian Lloyd-Bisley – studio manager
• Tom Bird – art direction
• Rick Lecoat – sleeve design
• Paul Cox – photography
• Claire Todd – stylist
• Alison Butler – grooming

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	10
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	23

References

1. "Chris de Burgh - Quiet Revolution Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
3. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris de Burgh – Quiet Revolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
6. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Chris de Burgh – Quiet Revolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
8. "Chris de Burgh | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 August 2022.