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Chris Rea: On the Beach

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Label: Magnet Records
Released: 1986
Time:
 59:58
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Chris Rea, David Richards
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Media type: CD
Web address: www.chrisrea.com
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Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] On the Beach (Ch.Rea) - 5:04 *
[2] Little Blonde Plaits (Ch.Rea) - 4:17
[3] Giverny (Ch.Rea) - 5:39
[4] Lucky Day (Ch.Rea) - 3:57
[5] Just Passing Through (Ch.Rea) - 5:20
[6] It's All Gone (Ch.Rea) - 7:28
[7] Hello Friend (Ch.Rea) - 4:19
[8] Two Roads (Ch.Rea) - 3:44
[9] Light of Hope (Ch.Rea) - 4:34
[10] Auf Immer und Ewig (Ch.Rea) - 4:11
[11] Freeway (Ch.Rea) - 4:12 **
[12] Bless Them All (Ch.Rea) - 2:30 **
[13] Crack That Mould (Ch.Rea) - 4:34 **

 * - 1988 re-recording, reached UK #12 and US #9 AC chart
** - Tracks [11-13] were not included in the original LP release.

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Chris Rea - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Piano, Fretless Bass, Bits, Producer

Max Middleton - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
Kevin Leach - Keyboards
Eoghan O'Neill - Bass
Dave Mattacks - Drums
Adrian Rea - Drums
Martin Ditcham - Percussion
Robert Awhai - Guitars

David Richards - Producer
Stuart Eals - Engineer, Recording
David Richards - Mixing
Stylo Rouge - Sleeve Design
Ekkeheart Gurlitt - Photography
Francoise La Port - Photography
Jim Beach - Management
Paul Lilly - Management

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On the Beach is the eighth studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1986. It reached No. 11 in the UK Albums Chart. The opening track On the Beach was covered by the German electronic music group York, reaching #4 in the UK charts in June 2000, and also by the Austrian house music group Sonic Palms. Auf Immer und Ewig is the title track of the 1985 film of the same name. It translates to "Forever and Always".



The perfect album for a day at the beach, Rea's eighth album takes the listener from the water's edge of the title song to the sunny fields of the French countryside in "Giverny." The upbeat reggae feel of "Lucky Day" works particularly well, but it is "On the Beach" that's the standout track. Rea seems to think so, too, as he's recorded it numerous times. The version here, though, is the most evocative, a little slower and more meditative than others. The lyrics, as in many of his songs, deal with remembrance and old love. "Little Blonde Plaits," "Hello Friend," and "It's All Gone" are other examples of this theme that appear on the album. While his later release, The Road to Hell, shows the darker side of Rea's worldview, On the Beach is an excellent introduction to his brighter, more optimistic songwriting. The last three songs are bonus tracks that were not on the original LP release, "Bless Them All" being a smooth, fluid instrumental

Rob Caldwell - All Music Guide
 

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