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Tennis is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1980.

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Tennis
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1980
Studio	Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Label	Magnet
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Deltics (1979) Tennis (1980) Chris Rea (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All words and music by Chris Rea

1. "Tennis" - 5:18
2. "Sweet Kiss" - 4:33
3. "Since I Don't See You Anymore" - 3:41
4. "Dancing Girls" - 4:02
5. "No Work Today" (instrumental) - 2:33
6. "Every Time I See You Smile" - 6:18
7. "For Ever And Ever" - 4:09
8. "Good News" - 3:54
9. "Friends Across the Water" (instrumental) - 3:45
10. "Distant Summers" - 2:10
11. "Only With You" - 3:42
12. "Stick It" - 5:19

Personnel

• Chris Rea – lead and backing vocals, grand piano, keyboards, lead guitars, slide guitar, arrangements
• Graham Watson – keyboards, synthesizers, accordion
• Dave Burton – guitars
• Mick Hutchinson – Fender bass
• Norman Nosebait – drums
• Mark Rea – percussion
• Geoff Driscoll – "every type" of saxophones
• Raphael Ravenscroft – saxophones, brass arrangements
• Raúl Gonzáles – trombone, bass trombone
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet, brass arrangements
• Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals
• George Chandler – backing vocals
• Stuart Epps – backing vocals
• Watsoni – backing vocals
• Pete Wingfield – backing vocals

Production

• Chris Rea – producer
• Barry Hammond – engineer, mixing
• Hothouse – artwork
• David Magnus – inner sleeve photography
• Jim Beach – management
• John McCoy – management
• Pendulum Management Ltd. – management company
• Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Oxfordshire, England, UK).

Singles

1. "Tennis" b/w "If You Really Love me"
2. "Dancing Girls" b/w "Friends Across the Water"

References

На других языках

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[ru] Tennis (альбом)

Tennis — третий студийный альбом Криса Ри, выпущенный в 1980 году, и первый его альбом, где он выступил как продюсер. В 1992 году был переиздан на лейбле Warner-Elektra-Atlantic.

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