The Journey 1978–2009

Released

3 October 2011

Recorded

1978–2009

Length

156:35

Chris Rea chronology

Santo Spirito Blues
(2011)

The Journey 1978–2009
(2011)

Road Songs for Lovers
(2017)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Journey 1978–2009 is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2011 by Music Club Deluxe. It features songs spanning his entire career, from 1978's Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? to 2009's Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea. It had a modest chart performance, peaking at number 66 on the UK Albums Chart,^[2] but was certified Gold by BPI in 2013.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea.

Chart performance for *The Journey 1978–2009*
Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[2]	66

Year-end chart performance for *The Journey 1978–2009*
Chart (2012)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	171


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[3]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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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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