Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)

Crusader
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	1 January 1979
Recorded	AIR Studios additional recording at Abbey Road Studios, Super Bear Studios, Nice
Genre	Rock
Length	41:31
Label	A&M
Producer	Andrew Powell
Chris de Burgh chronology
At The End Of A Perfect Day (1977) Crusader (1979) Eastern Wind (1980)

Crusader is Chris de Burgh's fourth album, released by A&M Records in 1979. The album was produced by Andrew Powell, 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

1. "Carry On" - 3:47
2. "I Had The Love In My Eyes" - 3:29
3. "Something Else Again" - 4:25
4. "The Girl With April In Her Eyes" - 4:55
5. "Just In Time" - 5:11
6. "Carry On" (Reprise) - 0:32
7. "The Devil's Eye" - 4:13
8. "It's Such A Long Way Home" - 3:31
9. "Old-Fashioned People" - 3:27
10. "Quiet Moments" - 1:38
11. "Crusader" - 8:48
    • "The Fall Of Jerusalem"
    • "In The Court Of Saladin"
    • "The Battlefield"
    • "Finale"
12. "You And Me" - 1:12

All songs by Chris de Burgh.

Personnel

• Ian Bairnson: electric guitars, harmony vocals (3)
• Chris de Burgh: six and twelve-string acoustic guitars, lead and harmony vocals
• David Cripps: French horn solo (3)
• Stuart Elliott: drums, percussion
• Skaila Kanga: harp (4)
• Chris Laurence: double bass (4)
• Francis Monkman: harpsichord (4)
• Mike Moran: piano, organ, synthesizers
• David Paton: bass, harmony vocals (3, 8)
• Andrew Powell: piano (5, 9, 11, 12), orchestra and choir arrangements, conductor
• Olive Simpson: harmony vocals (8)

Production

• Produced by Andrew Powell
• Engineered by Jon Kelly
• Assistant Engineers: Tim Cuthbertson and Nigel Walker
• Art Direction: Michael Ross
• Design: David Tyrell
• Photography: Rod Shone