''Man on the Line'' is the seventh studio 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 same position it reached on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album reached number 11 on the

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''. Guinness World Records Limited In Germany and Switzerland, the album hit number one on the weekly charts and was the second-best-selling album of 1984 in both countries.

Track listing

All songs by Chris de Burgh.

Personnel

Musicians

* Chris de Burgh – acoustic guitars, lead and backing vocals *

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– electric guitars *

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– bass guitar (3) *

Rupert Hine Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins ...

– keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements * Howard Jones – piano (4) *

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– drums (5) *

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– guest vocals (5)

Touring band members

* Glenn Morrow – keyboards, synthesizers * Ian Kojima – synthesizers, guitars, saxophone *

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– electric guitars * Al Marnie – bass guitar, backing vocals * Jeff Phillips – drums, percussion

Production

* Produced by Rupert Hine * Engineering and mixing – Stephen W. Tayler * Assistant engineer – Andrew Scarth * Mastering – Frank DeLuna at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, California) * Photography –

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* Art direction – Michael Ross * Assistant art director – Dave Margereson * Design – Simon Adamczewski and Jerry Williams

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control Chris de Burgh albums 1984 albums Albums produced by Rupert Hine A&M Records albums Albums recorded at Henson Recording Studios