A Better World (album)
# A Better World (album)

A Better World is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's twenty-first original album, released on 23 September 2016.

This album peaked at number 7 in the German album chart, and reached number 60 in the UK Albums Chart. It also charted in Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands.

## Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

* "Hope in the Human Heart" - 0:54
* "Bethlehem" - 4:12
* "Once in a Lifetime" - 3:44
* "The Open Door" - 3:50
* "Heart and Soul" - 2:44
* "Chain of Command" - 3:38
* "Confession" - 3:00
* "Homeland" - 4:32
* "Cry No More" - 3:07
* "Shipboard Romance" - 2:56
* "Falling Rain" - 3:08
* "All For Love" - 3:59
* "Hold On (I'm On My Way)" - 2:49
* "The Land of the Free" - 3:34
* "The Soldier" - 3:46

## Personnel

* Chris de Burgh – vocals, acoustic piano, guitars
* Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestrations
* Graham Kearns – guitars
* Phil Palmer – guitars
* Jennifer Maidman – dobro, mandolin, ukulele, bass guitar
* Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
* Mark White – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Geoffrey Richardson – violin
* Jakko Jakszyk – backing vocals
* Ffion Wilkins – backing vocals

### Production

* Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
* Chris Porter – producer, recording, mixing
* Oli Jacobs – engineer
* Patrick Phillips – recording assistant
* Alex Hutchinson – art direction, sleeve design
* Kelly Pepper – sleeve design
* Harley-Moon Kemp – photography
