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King of the Beach is the sixteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2000. The singles released for the album were "All Summer Long" and "Who Do You Love". The album reached #26 in the UK. There was also a Japanese version with "Mississippi" and "There’s Only You" included as tracks.[4][2][5]

King of the Beach
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	2 October 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	59:51
Label	East West
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
The Road to Hell: Part 2 (1999) King of the Beach (2000) The Very Best of Chris Rea (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
laut.de	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The album, being a loose sequel to earlier On the Beach, was inspired by Rea's trip to Turks and Caicos Islands.[1][6] A remix of "All Summer Long" was a dance hit in Ibiza and other Mediterranean places.[1]

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

1. "King of the Beach" - 5:00
2. "All Summer Long" - 5:14
3. "Sail Away" - 4:48
4. "Still Beautiful" - 4:10
5. "The Bones of Angels" - 4:15
6. "Guitar Street" - 4:42
7. "Who Do You Love" - 4:52
8. "The Memory of a Good Friend" - 3:55
9. "Sandwriting" - 5:08
10. "Tamatave" - 5:17
11. "God Gave Me an Angel" - 2:59
12. "Waiting for a Blue Sky" - 5:02
13. "Mississippi" - 4:29
14. "There’s Only You" - 3:40

Track 13 is a bonus track on the UK edition of the album. Track 14 is a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album.

Personnel

• Chris Rea – vocals, keyboards, guitars, drum programming
• Max Middleton – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12), Fender Rhodes (3, 4, 7, 9, 12)
• Pete Wingfield – Hammond organ (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12)
• Robert Ahwai – guitars
• Sylvan Marc – bass
• Martin Ditcham – drums (1-9, 12, percussion (1, 4, 6)
• Julie Isaac – backing vocals (2, 5)
• Debbie Longworth – backing vocals (2, 5)

Production

• Chris Rea – producer
• Neil Amor – engineer
• Arun Chakraverty – mastering
• Tommy Willis – coordination
• John Knowles – management
• Peacock – design, illustrations
• John Miller – cover painting

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart	34[7]

References

На других языках

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- [en] King of the Beach (Chris Rea album)

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[ru] King of the Beach

«King of the Beach» (прибл. рус. Король пляжа) — шестнадцатый студийный альбом Криса Ри, выпущенный в 2000 году.

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