The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album)
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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 | |||
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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. In the week beginning 7 February 1983, the album went to the top of the album charts in the then West Germany. In Canada the album spent 36 weeks in the Top 100.