Moonfleet & Other Stories is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh

Chris de Burgh

Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...

's eighteenth original album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, released in 2010. This album includes two parts, one including the story of Moonfleet (18 tracks), based on J. Meade Falkner's

J. Meade Falkner

John Meade Falkner was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, Moonfleet. An extremely successful businessman as well, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I.-Life and works:Falkner was born in Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire and spent...

 homonymous novel

Moonfleet

Moonfleet is a tale of smuggling by the English novelist J. Meade Falkner, first published in 1898. The book was extremely popular among children worldwide up until the 1970s, mostly for its themes of adventure and gripping storyline...

 and the other one including 6 tracks, called Other Stories. The latter half of the title echoes that of De Burgh's 1975 album Spanish Train and Other Stories

Spanish Train and Other Stories

Spanish Train and Other Stories is the second album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1975.-Track listing:# "Spanish Train" – 5:00# "Lonely Sky" – 3:52# "This Song For You" – 4:14# "Patricia the Stripper" – 3:30...

. For the launch of the album de Burgh signed an exclusive deal with supermarket giant Asda

Asda

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 for the physical release in the UK, and worked with digital companies AWAL

AWAL

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 and Topspin Media

Topspin Media

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 to distribute it digitally around the globe.

Moonfleet

All songs written by Chris de Burgh and John Meade Falkner

1. The Moonfleet Overture" -5:03
2. The Village Of Moonfleet... (Narration)" -1:27
3. The Light On The Bay" -1:57
4. Have A Care" -2:52
5. For Two Days And Nights... (Narration)" -1:14
6. Go Where Your Heart Believes" -4:11
7. The Escape" -4:19
8. And So It Was... (Narration)" -0:29
9. The Days Of Our Age" -1:54
10. The Secret Of The Locket" -3:32
11. With Heavy Heart... (Narration)" -0:36
12. My Heart's Surrender" -4:10
13. Treasure And Betrayal" -3:43
14. Moonfleet Bay" -3:06
15. The Storm" -3:23
16. Greater Love" -3:29
17. In The Years That Followed... (Narration)" -1:23
18. The Moonfleet Finale" -3:00

Other Stories

All songs written by Chris de Burgh

1. Everywhere I Go" -3:36
2. The Nightingale" -3:47
3. One Life, One Love" -3:42
4. Why Mona Lisa Smiled" -3:37
5. Pure Joy" -3:06
6. People Of The World" - 3:50

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Rank
German Albums Chart	62