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The characteristic and husky voice of the British singer is known all over the world. During his career, he was able to sell over 30 million albums. The singer was born in 1952 in Middlesbrough. His compositions really drove many music lovers of that time crazy. He never once changed his taste in his entire life. He shortened the long name Christopher to a simple Chris and began to create. Many of his hits are remembered by more than one generation, and records with new tracks scattered in a matter of hours.
For many years, the singer had to fight a serious illness, but he managed and returned to the stage to please his fans with new songs. The pinnacle of his success came with the release of his tenth album, this was in the late 80s and early 90s. The tenth anniversary album is considered by many to be the best, as well as the follow-up after it.
Instantly recognizable melodies and voice brought the singer worldwide fame. In our article you will find information about the most popular songs of Chris Rea.
10 The Blue Cafe
The name translates as “Cafe of sorrow“. The song “The Blue Cafe” from the fourteenth album, which was released in 1998. The composition turned out to be very melancholic and sad.
Chris Rea’s husky voice creates an enchanting atmosphere. In the lyrics of the song, he asks fate for another chance to meet. He promises to wait in the cafe “Sadness” and talks about experiences and desires.
9. On the beach
The name is translated “On the beach“. This is the eighth studio album, which was released in April 1986. It became very popular and received platinum (certification system) status as early as 1988. The duration of the composition is more than 5 minutes. Fifteen people participated in the recording, including several photographers and management.
The song “On the beach” has become popular for making covers. So one of the most popular in 2000 took 4th place on the British charts, and in 2009 another cover in Australia took second place on the iTunes charts.
This song was the name of the album, which became a hit. The text tells how a person indulges in sweet memories and dreams of returning to his favorite place – the beach.
8. Windy Town
The song is on Chris Rea’s ninth studio album called “Dancing with Strangers”, which translates to “Dancing with a stranger“. It was released in 1987 and is still popular today.
Despite the fact that this song did not become the main one, it was she who was most remembered from this album by listeners. Its duration is 4 minutes and 25 seconds. It is worth noting the incredibly beautiful album cover, which immediately sets the atmosphere. The illustrator was Mark Entwistle.
The song itselfWindy Town” was written a year before the release of the entire album in 1986. The song has an unusual instrument – the Irish bagpipe. It was played by Davey Spillane.
7. I Just Want To Be With You
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OHZ1TFR4c The title of the song translates as “I just want to be with you“. It is immediately worth noting several clips that were made for this song. Incredibly beautiful landscapes “lay down” on mystical music, which together create a magical atmosphere of love and mystery.
A song from Chris Rea’s most popular album, The Road to Hell. The name translates as “Road to hell“. The album was released in 1989 and immediately gained immense popularity. Until now, he is considered the peak of the singer’s popularity. The entire album is almost an hour long, and the song “I Just Want To Be With You” – 3 minutes and 39 seconds.
6. September Blue
The name translates as “September sadness” and fully conveys the words and melody. From the first note, you are immersed in a melancholic world where Chris Rea’s voice literally envelops you.
Song from the album “Dancing with Strangers”, which translates as “Dancing with a stranger“. The entire album is 58 minutes long, and the song itself “September Bluejust over three minutes.
5. Josephine
The song is from Chris’ seventh album titled “Shamrock Diaries” which translates to “Shamrock Diaries“. It was first released in 1985 and then re-released in 1992. This album was the beginning of a career for the singer. He became more of a commercial performer. In many charts of the world, he took a leading position and entered the TOP 20.
In July 1985, the album was certified silver. Song “Josephine” was digitized in 2000 for a musical project. There were a lot of singles in the process. Various remixes were created for the song. The composition itself in the original lasts 4 minutes and 26 seconds.
4. Looking for the Summer
The song was included in the twelfth studio album called “Auberge”. The album was able to build on the success of the two previous albums. The composition that pleased the fans the most was “Looking for the Summer“, which translates as “In search of summer“.
The history of this song is very beautiful. Chris Rea himself mentions that the idea came to him when he was watching his daughter. She had fun playing in the garden and frolicking with the ball, but then she put it aside and began to look at what was happening behind the fence. It was then that Chris Rea realized that his daughter began to grow up and expressed all his emotions in the song.
This song is very popular and has been used for many soundtracks. For example, in the famous film “Basic Instinct”. It is about this song that the performer is ready to talk for hours and share his impressions.
3. Fool (If You Think It’s Over)
The song was included in the artist’s debut album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?. It translates as “What happened to Benny Santini?“. It was released in 1978 and re-released ten years later under the Sony label.
The song was the album’s first single and is considered the most popular. It is said that Chris Rea was not happy with the album version and was looking for ways to fix it. He later recorded a new version of the song “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)”, which conquered many charts around the world. The song is almost 5 minutes long, 4 minutes and 47 seconds to be exact. Twenty-three people took part in the recording.
2. And You My Love
Incredibly romantic song from the album “Grand Collection”, released in 1989. Name of the song “And You My Love” translates as “And you are my love“.
It is worth noting the incredibly beautiful video for this song. A girl is dancing on the seashore – what could be more romantic? The entire clip is black and white, but you can feel the warm colors that the performer conveys with his voice. A real masculine timbre that excites all the women of the planet. Under this song I want to dream and plunge into sweet memories.
1. Road To Hell
Another song from Chris Rea’s most famous tenth album “The Road to Hell” ( in translation “Road to hell”). There are two parts to the composition, the first is 4 minutes 52 seconds long and the second is 4 minutes 30 seconds. In the album they follow each other. The second part is considered more famous than the first and generally one of Rea’s most popular songs.
Only eight people took part in the recording. The producer was John Kelly, who at that time had already collaborated with big stars. The entire album is almost an hour long (50 minutes 53 seconds).
The song “Road to Hell” was often used as the backing track for Texas Rangers baseball games. It is still one of the most popular on the radio in Texas. The iconic album cover was created by artist Adrian Chesterman. Almost every year new covers and remixes are created for the song.