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God's Great Banana Skin is the twelfth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1992. The album was not released in the United States, though some tracks later appeared on the US release of Rea's following album Espresso Logic. The single "Nothing To Fear" reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart,[2] and its music video was filmed in Morocco. The album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart in 1992.[3]

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God's Great Banana Skin
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	2 November 1992 (UK) 1993 (US)
Recorded	1992
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	55:00
Label	East West
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Auberge (1991) God's Great Banana Skin (1992) Espresso Logic (1993)
Music video
"Nothing to fear (1992)" on YouTube

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The song "Too Much Pride" was featured in the 1993 erotic thriller, Cold Sweat.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

1. "Nothing to Fear" - 9:10
2. "Miles Is a Cigarette" - 4:15
3. "God's Great Banana Skin" - 5:15
4. "90's Blues" - 5:10
5. "Too Much Pride" - 4:25
6. "Boom Boom" - 5:10
7. "I Ain't the Fool" - 4:00
8. "There She Goes" - 4:35
9. "I'm Ready" - 4:50
10. "Black Dog" - 4:10
11. "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" - 4:30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[4]	Gold	250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5]	2× Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Chris Rea – vocals, guitars
• Robert Ahwai – guitars
• Max Middleton – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Sylvin Marc – bass
• Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
• Val Chalmers – backing vocals
• Emma Whittle – backing vocals

Production

• Chris Rea – producer
• Neil Amor – engineer
• Phillipe Garcia – assistant engineer
• Simon Wall – assistant engineer
• Tommy Willis – guitar technician
• Chris Welch – illustrations
• Paul Lilly – management

Studios

• Recorded at Studio Miraval (Le Var, France).
• Mixed at The Mill (Berkshire, England).

References

На других языках

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God’s Great Banana Skin (рус. Великая божья банановая кожура) — двенадцатый студийный альбом английского певца и музыканта Криса Ри, вышедший в 1992 году.

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