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A Better World
Pop · 2016 · 15 tracks · 49m

A Better World

Chris de Burgh

A collection of fifteen polished, narrative-driven tracks. It balances cinematic orchestration with intimate folk-pop to deliver a message of global hope.

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It's like a collection of short stories set to beautiful, cinematic pop music.

A sincere and polished collection of songs that seeks to find light and narrative meaning in a complicated world.

A Better World · vs · Chris de Burgh
Spirituality+2.6σ

The writing leans far further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 49m
01
Hope in the Human Heart
0:54
02
Bethlehem
4:11
03
Once in a Lifetime
3:43
04
The Open Door
3:49
05
Heart and Soul
2:42
06
Chain of Command
3:37
07
Confession
3:01
08
Homeland
4:32
09
Cry No More
3:06
10
Shipboard Romance
2:56
11
Falling Rain
3:06
12
All for Love
3:57
13
Hold On (I’m on My Way)
2:48
14
The Land of the Free
3:33
15
The Soldier
3:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the brief choral opening into the sweeping cinematic scope of Bethlehem
The rhythmic, almost nautical pulse of Shipboard Romance that breaks the album's slower pace
The stark, emotional weight of the closing track The Soldier as it fades into a thoughtful silence
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