Chris Rea (album)

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Chris Rea
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	Air Studios, London; Abbey Road Studios, London; Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire; Bray Studios, Berkshire; Odyssey Studios, London
Genre	Soft rock
Length	42:46
Label	Magnet
Producer	Jon Kelly, Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Tennis (1980) Chris Rea (1981) Water Sign (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Chris Rea is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1981. It charted on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number fifty-two.^[2] The single "Loving You" peaked at number 65 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] and charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 88 and charted for three weeks.^[3]

Rea would later re-use a verse from "When You Know Your Love Has Died" for his single "Que Sera" taken from his 1987 album Dancing with Strangers

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Chris Rea

1. "Loving You" – 3:47
2. "If You Choose to Go" – 4:11
3. "Guitar Street" – 3:58
4. "Do You Still Dream?" – 4:00
5. "Every Beat of My Heart" – 3:18
6. "Goodbye Little Columbus" – 4:15
7. "One Sweet Tender Touch" – 3:50
8. "Do It for Your Love" – 3:45
9. "Just Want to Be with You" – 4:00
10. "Runaway" – 3:32
11. "When You Know Your Love Has Died" – 4:10

Singles[edit]

1. "Loving You" b/w "Let Me be the One"
2. "Every Beat of My Heart" b/w "One Sweet Tender Touch"

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

• Chris Rea – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1, 8), slide guitar (1-4, 10, 11), guitars (2-11), organ (3, 11), keyboards (6), mandolin (6), accordion (9), dobro (9)
• Max Middleton – keyboards (4), acoustic piano (8)
• Pete Wingfield – keyboards (6), organ (11)
• Mike Moran – acoustic piano (7)
• David Skinner – acoustic piano (10, 11), backing vocals (10)
• Jim Mullen – guitars (1)
• Alan Murphy – lead guitar (4), rhythm guitar (9, 10)
• Martin Kershaw – guitar (5)
• Simon Nicol – rhythm guitar (9), acoustic guitars (10)
• Bruce Lynch – bass guitar (1)
• David Paton – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 8-11), backing vocals (10)
• Steve Lawrence – string bass (5)
• Dave Mattacks – drums (1-4, 7, 8)
• Stuart Elliott – drums (3, 9, 10, 11)
• Ray Cooper – percussion (2), tambourine (9)
• Skaila Kanga – harp (5)
• David Snell – harp (5)
• Ron Asprey – saxophone (6, 9)
• The Montmazoomi Sisters – saxophones (9)
• Andrew Powell – string arrangements and conductor (5, 9), bass guitar (7)
• Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (1, 8, 11)
• Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (1, 8, 11)
• Linda Taylor – backing vocals (1, 8, 11)
• Burleigh Drummond – backing vocals (7)
• David Pack – backing vocals (7)
• Joe Puerta – backing vocals (7)

Production[edit]

• Chris Rea – producer
• Jon Kelly – producer, engineer
• Renate Blauel – assistant engineer
• Tony Richards – assistant engineer
• Brian Palmer – artwork
• Masaru Kawahara – cover design
• Andrew Douglas – photography

Studios

• Recorded at AIR Studios, Abbey Road Studios and Odyssey Studios (London, England); Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Oxfordshire, England); Bray Studios (Bray, England).

Charts[edit]

References[edit]