Record - VG+

Cover - G+

Best Moves is Chris de Burgh’s first major compilation album, bringing together many of the songs that established him as one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Released in 1981, the album combines fan favourites, early classics and selected new recordings, offering an excellent overview of his career before his later international success with The Lady In Red.

The collection features beloved tracks such as “The Traveller”, “Spanish Train”, “A Spaceman Came Travelling”, “Waiting For The Hurricane”, and “Patricia The Stripper”. Blending folk-rock, pop and storytelling ballads, the album highlights de Burgh’s gift for memorable melodies and narrative songwriting.

Genre

Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Track Listing

Side One

1. The Traveller
2. Every Drop Of Rain
3. In A Country Churchyard
4. Patricia The Stripper
5. Satin Green Shutters
6. Spanish Train

Side Two

1. Waiting For The Hurricane
2. Broken Wings
3. Lonely Sky
4. A Spaceman Came Travelling

Spanish Train Suite
5. The Tower
6. The Painter
7. The Devil
8. The Battlefield

Best Moves remains one of the most popular Chris de Burgh compilations and contains several of his most enduring recordings. “A Spaceman Came Travelling” has become a seasonal classic, while “Spanish Train” is regarded as one of his signature storytelling songs.

Genre: Pop Rock / Folk Rock / Singer-Songwriter

South African A&M pressing (AMLH 64886