Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)

Crusader is the fourth album by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh, released in 1979 by A&M Records. The album was produced by Andrew Powell, who worked with the Alan Parsons Project on many of their albums. The musicians on Crusader also came from the Alan Parsons Project.

Critical reception
In a review for AllMusic, Mike DeGagne gave Crusader four out of five stars and described the title track as the album's "crowning glory" and also "one of de Burgh's finest songs", despite its historically inaccurate lyrics. He went on to say that "Even though [the title track] bears most of this album's weight, the rest of the songs aren't without their merit".

Track listing
All songs written by Chris de Burgh.
 * 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
 * 12) *"The Fall of Jerusalem"
 * 13) *"In the Court of Saladin"
 * 14) *"The Battlefield"
 * 15) *"Finale"
 * 16) "You and Me" – 1:12

Personnel

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