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Christopher Anton Rea (/ ˈ r iː ə / REE-ə; born 4 March 1951) [1] is a British rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from Middlesbrough.Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five studio albums, two of which topped the UK Albums Chart, The Road to Hell in 1989 and its successor, Auberge, in 1991.
"Stainsby Girls" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1985 as the lead single from his seventh studio album Shamrock Diaries. [1] It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Dave Richards. [2] "Stainsby Girls" reached No. 26 in the UK and remained in the charts for twelve weeks. [3]
Road Songs for Lovers is the twenty-fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released on 29 September 2017 by Jazzee Blue and BMG labels. [ 7 ] Background
New Light Through Old Windows is the first compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1988.The album consists primarily of re-recordings of songs from Rea's earlier albums, as well as the new track "Working on It", which peaked at No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100, [2] and was Rea's only No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [3] "
The song's inspiration was the experience Rea's younger sister Paula had encountered some years previously of being devastated at losing her first boyfriend. [4] Rea wrote "Fool" intending that it be recorded by Al Green. [5] He intended it to be a Memphis blues song, [4] but according to Rea, "It ended up being this huge California thing. It ...
"Auberge" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, which was released in February 1991 by East West as the lead single from his eleventh studio album, Auberge. It was written by Rea and produced by Jon Kelly. [2] "Auberge" reached No. 16 in the United Kingdom and remained on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks. A music video was filmed ...
"Working on It" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1989 as the fifth and final single from his compilation album New Light Through Old Windows (1988). [2] It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Jon Kelly. [3] "Working on It" reached No. 53 in the UK and No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Loving You" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1982 as the lead single from his fourth studio album Chris Rea. It was written by Rea and produced by Jon Kelly and Rea. [2] "Loving You" reached No. 65 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for three weeks. [3] It also peaked at No. 88 on the US Billboard ...