Very Best of Chris Rea [Import]

1. Road To Hell Pt.2

2. Fool If You Think It's Over

3. Let's Dance

4. You Can Go Your Own Way

5. Julia

6. Stainsby Girls

7. Tell Me There's A Heaven

8. Josephine

9. Steel River

10. On The Beach (2001 Version)

11. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

12. All Summer Long

13. Blue Cafe

14. Auberge

15. Bones Of Angels

16. Diving Home For Christmas

17. Nothing To Fear

18. Saudade Pt.1 & 2

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Product Description
Digitally Remastered and Updated Collection of Rea's Best Recordings for the Magnet Label, Including a 2001 Version of 'on the Beach'.

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Very Best of Chris Rea [Import]

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Chris Rea Rocks!!!
Like the title says...
An overlooked artist

Very Best of Chris Rea
Chris Rea
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RTFE
Release Date: 2001-11-26

Tracks:

Road to Hell, Pt. 2
Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Let's Dance
You Can Go Your Own Way
Julia
Stainsby Girls
Tell Me There's a Heaven
Josephine
Steel River
On the Beach
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
All Summer Long
Blue Cafe
Auberge
Driving Home for Christmas
Nothing to Fear
Saudade, Pt. 1 & 2 (Tribute to Ayrton Senna)

Album Details

Digitally Remastered and Updated Collection of Rea's Best Recordings for the Magnet Label, Including a 2001 Version of 'on the Beach'.

Customer Reviews:

Chris Rea.......2007-01-03

Chris Rea is a wonderful artist. While his music may not be for everybody, if you like the music and melodies of the Moody Blues or The Alan Parsons Project, you will enjoy the music of Chris Rea.

Very Best of Chris Rea.......2006-05-27

I was introduced to Chris Rea by a friend with "The Road to Hell" cassette (no cds back then)..probably around 1995..loved "Texas" and couldn't figure out why others hadn't discovered Mr. Rea. I forgot about that music over the years, but the other night while watching the intro to a new tv series, I could've sworn the song had Chris Rea singing. Afterwards, I watched the credits to no avail, went onto the Amazon site and did some searching around; ordered "Road to Hell" cd. When i received the cd, i listened to it intently and decided i needed more of his music. I ordered the Very Best of Chris Rea from Amazon...and I've had it about 2 weeks. I fall more in love with it the more I listen to it. Do yourself a favor and buy it for yourself. Heck, buy it for any of your relatives or friends who you owe a present to. This is music for the ages and you shouldn't pass it by. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to be able to recommend a superior cd or movie to someone. Enjoy!

Chris Rea Rocks!!!.......2006-01-15

Brilliant CD!!! Nice sit back and relax kind of music!!! One of few CD's you can put into the CD player and let the whole CD play through!!!

Like the title says..........2005-09-04

Chris Rea is a UK singer/songwriter/guitarist with a beautiful gravelly, nasal, emotion laden voice. This is a wonderful collection of his hits dating from 1978 (the beautiful midtempo `Fool if you think it's over' a US #12 hit) to 2001.

His style is more like a blues/folk/rock hybrid, much like Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. Very calm with subtle Caribbean, and even jazz influences.

Contained here are songs like the gorgeous summery `On the beach' (which became a huge UK hit when re-released in 1986), the sweeping epic ballad `Tell me there's a Heaven' (a touching tale of reassurance to his kids), `All summer long', `The blue Café', the stunning `Driving home for Christmas' (suitable for play all year round), the blues tinged ballad `Nothing to fear' with a beautiful weeping guitar lick, the classical tinged `Saudade Part 1 & 2, and the upbeat rock of `The road to hell (Part 2), a UK top 10 hit about the sorry state of the world, and featuring some great slide guitar.

All lyrics to the songs are contained in the CD booklet, something rare in a greatest hits/best of collection. In my opinion, there are lots of great songs that didn't make this CD; `Looking for the summer', `I just wanna be with you', `You must be evil' to name a few. Still, a stellar collection.

This is a great introduction to the music and soothing voice of Chris Rea. I also recommend the masterpiece `The road to hell'.

An overlooked artist.......2004-02-16

I was slightly aware of Chris Rea from occassional airplay/videaos, but only really heard a lot of his music on my XM, the XM Cafe channel in particular. I enjoyed it enough to actually BUY his CD. This album is an excellent sampling of his work over the years, with much variety. Bluesy rock tunes, nice ballads, etc. I particularily like his vocal delivery compbined with some very nice guitar work. I think that comparisons with the style and content of Leonard Cohen can be made, only Chris is more musical, in my opinion. Or maybe I just like the small night club groove with the wonderful Strat guitar rythyms. I used my free Pepsi iTunes winner to get another song I liked that isn't on this album, "Looking for the Summer".

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Very Best of Chris Rea
Chris Rea
Manufacturer: Wea Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QYTG
Release Date: 2001-11-28

Tracks:

Road to Hell, Pt. 2
Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Let's Dance
You Can Go Your Own Way
Julia
Stainsby Girls
Texas
Tell Me There's a Heaven
Josephine
On the Beach
I Can Hear Your Heatbeat
All Summer Long
Blue Cafe
Auberge
Ace of Hearts
Driving Home for Christmas
Saudade, Pts. 1-2 (Tribute to Ayrton Senna)

Album Description

Japanese compilation for the popular British singer/guitarist includes one exclusive bonus track 'Ace Of Hearts'. Housed in a slipcase. 2001.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: 'ace of Hearts'

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The Very Best of Chris Rea
Chris Rea
Manufacturer: East West
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000060ME6
Release Date: 2002-02-04

Tracks:

Road to Hell, Pt. 2
Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Let's Dance
You Can Go Your Own Way
Julia
Stainsby Girls
Tell Me There's a Heaven
Josephine
Steel River
On the Beach
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
All Summer Long
Blue Cafe
Auberge
Driving Home for Christmas
Nothing to Fear
Saudade, Pt. 1 and 2

Album Description

Import compilation for the popular British singer/songwriter. British singer and guitarist Chris Rea has enjoyed a run of popularity in Europe during the late '80s and early '90s after almost a decade of previous recording. Highlights include 'The Road To Hell (Part 2)', 'Fool (If You Think It's Over)', 'Let's Dance', 'You Can Go Your Own Way', 'Julia', 'Stainsby Girls' & 'Saudade Part 1 & 2' (tribute to Ayrton Senna). Warner.

Album Details

After Record Sales of 22 Million Records, 'the Very Best of Chris Rea' Bring Together Much Loved Tracks from the Highly Acclaimed Career of One of the World's Most Original and Respected Musicians.