Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album)

Flying Colours is the ninth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1988 by A&M Records.

The biggest single released from the album, "Missing You", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 in Ireland in December 1988. The album went straight to number one in the UK on 15 October 1988 and is the only de Burgh album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh.


 * The track "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" was a bonus track on the CD release, and was not included on the original vinyl or cassette versions of the album.

Personnel

 * Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars
 * Phil Palmer – guitars
 * Adrian Lee – keyboards
 * Andy Richards – keyboards, synthesizers
 * Peter Van Hooke – drums, percussion
 * Chris White – saxophones

Production

 * Produced by Chris de Burgh (tracks 1–6, 8–14) and Paul Hardiman (tracks 1–7, 9–14).
 * Engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman
 * Recorded at Powerplay Studios (Zürich, Switzerland).
 * Mastered by Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
 * Photography – Paul Cox
 * Art direction and design – Michael Ross
 * Illustration – Romas Foord
 * Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.