''Crusader'' is
Chris de Burgh's fourth album, released by
A&M Records in 1979. The album was produced by
Andrew Powell
Andrew Powell (born 18 April 1949) is an English musical composer, arranger and performer, born of Welsh parents. He himself moved to Wales in 2003.
Early life
Powell was born Surrey, England. He began piano lessons at the age of four and late ...
, who has worked with the
Alan Parsons Project in many of their early albums. The musicians on the album also came from the Alan Parsons Project.
Track listing
#"Carry On" – 3:47
#"I Had The Love in My Eyes" – 3:29
#"Something Else Again" – 4:25
#"The Girl With April in Her Eyes" – 4:55
#"Just in Time" – 5:11
#"Carry On" (Reprise) – 0:32
#"The Devil's Eye" – 4:13
#"It's Such A Long Way Home" – 3:31
#"Old-Fashioned People" – 3:27
#"Quiet Moments" – 1:38
#"Crusader" – 8:48
#*"The Fall of Jerusalem"
#*"In The Court of Saladin"
#*"The Battlefield"
#*"Finale"
#"You And Me" – 1:12
All songs by Chris de Burgh.
Personnel
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Chris de Burgh – lead and harmony vocals, six and twelve-string acoustic guitars
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Ian Bairnson
Ian Bairnson (born 3 August 1953 as ''John Bairnson'') is a Scottish musician, best known for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best ...
– electric guitars, harmony vocals (3)
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David Paton – bass, harmony vocals (3, 8)
*
Chris Laurence – double bass (4)
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Skaila Kanga
Skaila Kanga (born in India) is a harpist and Professor Emerita of Harp at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After winning a Junior Exhibition to the Royal Academy of Music for piano, she switched to harp studies at age 17. She studied wit ...
– harp (4)
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Mike Moran – acoustic and electric pianos, organ, synthesizer
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Francis Monkman –
harpsichord
A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...
(4)
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Andrew Powell
Andrew Powell (born 18 April 1949) is an English musical composer, arranger and performer, born of Welsh parents. He himself moved to Wales in 2003.
Early life
Powell was born Surrey, England. He began piano lessons at the age of four and late ...
– acoustic piano (5, 9, 11, 12), orchestra and choir arrangements, conductor
*
Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
* David Cripps –
French horn
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...
solo (3)
* Olive Simpson – harmony vocals (8)
Production
* Producer – Andrew Powell
* Engineer – Jon Kelly
* Assistant Engineers – Tim Cuthbertson and Nigel Walker
* Art Direction – Michael Ross
* Design – David Tyrell
* Photography – Rod Shone
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1979 albums
Chris de Burgh albums
Albums produced by Andrew Powell
A&M Records albums