Man on the Line

Man on the Line
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	10 May 1984
Recorded	Farmyard Studios, Buckinghamshire
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	41:04
Label	A&M
Producer	Rupert Hine
Chris de Burgh chronology
The Getaway (1982) Man on the Line (1984) The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Man on the Line is an album by Chris de Burgh, released in 1984.

Release

It produced de Burgh's second UK hit single, "High on Emotion", which entered the chart on 12 May 1984 and peaked at number 44. The album itself reached 11 on the UK album chart and remained on the chart for 24 weeks.^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Chris de Burgh

1. "The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" - 4:01
2. "Sight and Touch" - 3:14
3. "Taking It to the Top" - 4:00
4. "The Head and the Heart" - 3:59 (with Howard Jones on piano)
5. "The Sound of a Gun" - 4:29 (guest vocals by Tina Turner)
6. "High on Emotion" - 4:26
7. "Much More Than This" - 2:57
8. "Man on the Line" - 4:25
9. "Moonlight and Vodka" - 3:39
10. "Transmission Ends" - 5:59

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh - guitar, vocals
• Tina Turner - vocals
• Rupert Hine - synthesizer, vocals, orchestral arrangements
• John Giblin - bass
• Howard Jones - piano
• Ian Kojima - synthesizer, guitar, saxophone
• Al Marnie - bass, vocals
• Danny McBride - guitar
• Trevor Morais - drums
• Glenn Morrow - synthesizer
• Phil Palmer - guitar
• Jeff Phillips - drums, percussion
• Stephen W. Tayler - engineer, mixing

References

1. DeGagne, Mike. "Man on the Line". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
2. David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited