Into the Light is the eighth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in May 1986 by A&M Records. The album is notable for featuring de Burgh's biggest hit, "The Lady in Red".
The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming de Burgh's first studio album to enter the top ten.
"Fatal Hesitation" was a UK number 44 hit, spending four weeks on the chart. "Say Goodbye to It All" was a continuation of the song "Borderline" from 1982's The Getaway. Both songs frequently appear in de Burgh's concerts and compilation albums. The song "For Rosanna" is dedicated to de Burgh's then-2-year-old daughter Rosanna.
Track listing
All songs written by Chris de Burgh.
Personnel
Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals, guitars, LinnDrum Machine
Danny McBride – guitars
Phil Palmer – guitars
Patrick Miles – lead guitar
John Giblin – bass
Al Marnie – bass
Pino Palladino – bass
Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
Glenn Morrow – keyboards
Andy Richards – keyboards
Tony Beard – drums
Peter Van Hooke – drums
Jeff Phillips – drums, percussion
Gary Barnacle – saxophone
Ian Kojima – saxophone
Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (6)
Production
Produced, engineered and mixed by Paul Hardiman
Assistant engineers – Dick Beetham and Steve Chase
Art direction and design – Mike Ross and John Warwicker
Art dictator – Dave Margereson
Photography – Richard Haughton
Cover painting – Mike Doud
Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson for Mismanagement, Inc.