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Chris Rea is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1981. It charted on the UK album charts, peaking at number fifty-two.[2] The single "Loving You" peaked at number sixty-five on the UK singles chart,[2] and charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at eighty-eight and charted for 3 weeks.[3]

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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
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]

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

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

Personnel

• 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

• 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
• Jim Beach – management
• J. B. McCoy – management

Studios

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

Singles

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

References

На других языках

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- [en] Chris Rea (album)

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[it] Chris Rea (album)

Chris Rea è il quarto eponimo album in studio del musicista britannico Chris Rea, pubblicato nel 1982.

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[ru] Chris Rea (альбом)

Chris Rea — четвёртый студийный альбом британского автора-исполнителя Криса Ри, выпущенный весной 1982 года. Продюсером, как и с предыдущим альбомом, опять выступил сам Крис, но на этот раз уже вместе с Джоном Келли. Диск был выпущен лейблами East West и Rhino.

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