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Chris Rea

Studio album by

Chris Rea

Released

1981

Recorded

1981

Studio

Air Studios, Abbey Road Studios and Odyssey Studios (London, UK)
Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Oxfordshire, UK)
Bray Studios (Berkshire, UK)

Genre

Soft rock

Length

42:46

Label

Magnet

Producer

Chris Rea chronology

Tennis
(1980)

Chris Rea
(1981)

Water Sign
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Chris Rea is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1981. It charted on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number fifty-two.^[2] The single "Loving You" peaked at number 65 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] and charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 88, remaining on that chart for three weeks.^[3]

Rea would later re-use a verse from "When You Know Your Love Has Died" for his single "Que Sera" taken from his 1987 album Dancing with Strangers

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Rea

"Loving You" – 3:47
"If You Choose to Go" – 4:11
"Guitar Street" – 3:58
"Do You Still Dream?" – 4:00
"Every Beat of My Heart" – 3:18
"Goodbye Little Columbus" – 4:15
"One Sweet Tender Touch" – 3:50
"Do It for Your Love" – 3:45
"Just Want to Be with You" – 4:00
"Runaway" – 3:32
"When You Know Your Love Has Died" – 4:10

Singles

"Loving You" b/w "Let Me Be the One"
"Every Beat of My Heart" b/w "One Sweet Tender Touch"

Personnel

Musicians

Chris Rea – vocals, acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1, 8), slide guitar (1-4, 10, 11), guitars (2-11), organ (3, 11), keyboards (6), mandolin (6), accordion (9), dobro (9)
Max Middleton – keyboards (4), acoustic piano (8)
Pete Wingfield – keyboards (6), organ (11)
Mike Moran – acoustic piano (7)
David Skinner – acoustic piano (10, 11), backing vocals (10)
Jim Mullen – guitars (1)
Alan Murphy – lead guitar (4), rhythm guitars (9, 10)
Martin Kershaw – guitars (5)
Simon Nicol – rhythm guitars (9), acoustic guitars (10)
Bruce Lynch – bass guitar (1)
David Paton – bass guitar (2-4, 6, 8-11), backing vocals (10)
Steve Lawrence – string bass (5)
Dave Mattacks – drums (1-4, 7, 8)
Stuart Elliott – drums (3, 9-11)
Ray Cooper – percussion (2), tambourine (9)
Skaila Kanga – harp (5)
David Snell – harp (5)
Ron Asprey – saxophone (6, 9)
The Montmazoomi Sisters – saxophones (9)
Andrew Powell – string arrangements and conductor (5, 9), bass guitar (7)
Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (1, 8, 11)
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (1, 8, 11)
Linda Taylor – backing vocals (1, 8, 11)
Burleigh Drummond – backing vocals (7)
David Pack – backing vocals (7)
Joe Puerta – backing vocals (7)

Production

Chris Rea – producer
Jon Kelly – producer, engineer
Renate Blauel – assistant engineer
Tony Richards – assistant engineer
Brian Palmer – artwork
Masaru Kawahara – cover design
Andrew Douglas – photography

Charts

Chart performance for *Chris Rea*
Chart (1982)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	52

References

^ Jurek, Thom. Chris Rea at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "Loving You (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

v t e Chris Rea
Studio releases	Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? Deltics Tennis Chris Rea Water Sign Wired to the Moon Shamrock Diaries On the Beach Dancing with Strangers The Road to Hell Auberge God's Great Banana Skin Espresso Logic The Blue Cafe The Road to Hell: Part 2 King of the Beach Dancing Down the Stony Road / Stony Road Hofner Blue Notes The Blue Jukebox Blue Guitars The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes Santo Spirito Blues Road Songs for Lovers One Fine Day
Compilation releases	New Light Through Old Windows The Best of Chris Rea The Very Best of Chris Rea Heartbeats The Ultimate Collection Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea The Journey 1978–2009
Singles	"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" "Loving You" "Every Beat of My Heart" "Let It Loose" "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" "Bombollini" "Ace of Hearts" "Stainsby Girls" "Josephine" "It's All Gone" "On the Beach" "Hello Friend" "Let's Dance" "Loving You Again" "Joys of Christmas" "Driving Home for Christmas" "Working on It" "The Road to Hell" "That's What They Always Say" "Tell Me There's a Heaven" "Texas" "Auberge" "Heaven" "Looking for the Summer" "Winter Song" "Nothing to Fear" "God's Great Banana Skin" "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" "Julia" "'Disco' La Passione"
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