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Spanish Train and Other Stories
Singer-Songwriter · 1975 · 8 tracks

Spanish Train and Other Stories

Chris de Burgh

1975 · A&M Records

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A theatrical and slightly eerie collection of folk tales that feels like a warm blanket in a cold, haunted house.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Spanish Train
5:03
03
This Song for You
4:13
04
Patricia the Stripper
3:34
06
I’m Going Home
3:35
07
The Painter
4:21
08
Old Friend
3:42
09
The Tower
5:28
10
Just Another Poor Boy
4:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The chilling transition in the title track where the devil and the railwayman begin their high-stakes game of cards.
The unexpected shift to vaudevillian humor and bouncy piano on Patricia the Stripper, breaking the album's dark tension.
The stark, lonely acoustic guitar opening of Just Another Poor Boy that feels like a cold wind blowing through the speakers.
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