| The Getaway | ||||
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| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Studio | Farmyard Studios (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:47 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Rupert Hine | |||
| Chris de Burgh chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh's sixth original album, released on A&M Records in 1982. It was the first studio album of de Burgh's to chart in the UK, following the compilation Best Moves a year earlier. The album peaked at number 30 in the UK and spent 16 weeks on the chart.[2] In the week beginning 7 February 1983, the album went to the top of the album charts in the then West Germany.[3] In Canada the album spent 36 weeks in the Top 100.[4]
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Getaway Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts website". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 16, 1983" (PDF).