| "Don't Pay the Ferryman" | ||||
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| Single by Chris de Burgh | ||||
| from the album The Getaway | ||||
| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Studio | Farmyard Studios (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England) | |||
| Genre | Art rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:48 (album version) 3:24 (single version) | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris de Burgh | |||
| Producer(s) | Rupert Hine | |||
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"Don't Pay the Ferryman" is a song by British-Irish artist Chris de Burgh. It was released in September 1982 as the lead single from his album The Getaway.
AllMusic critic Sharon Mawer stated the song has become "a standard art rock classic" and one of de Burgh's most frequently played songs on radio, despite not reaching the Top 40 on its original UK release.[1]
- ^ a b Mawer, Sharon. "Now and Then – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2016.