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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.
The discography of British musician Chris Rea consists of 25 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 1 live album, 1 soundtrack album and 72 singles—including 32 UK top 75 hit singles. He has fourteen UK top 20 albums, nine of them in the Top 10, including two No. 1s.
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 ...
The Best of Chris Rea is the second compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1994.The album contains 15 previously released songs plus two new tracks, "You Can Go Your Own Way" and "Three Little Green Candles" (the former of which was released as a single to promote the album, with the latter as a B-side).
"On the Beach" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea that was released in 1986, as the second single from his eighth studio album, On the Beach. [3] It was written by Rea and produced by Rea and David Richards. "On the Beach" reached No. 57 in the United Kingdom in 1986, and also charted in France and the Netherlands.
The Blue Cafe is the fourteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1998.The singles released for the album were "The Blue Cafe", "Thinking of You", "Sweet Summer Day" and "Square Peg, Round Hole".
"Texas" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1990 as an extended play from his tenth studio album The Road to Hell (1989). It was written by Rea and produced by Rea and Jon Kelly. [1] "Texas" reached No. 69 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks. [2]
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] "