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Still So Far To Go... The Best of Chris Rea
Still So Far To Go... The Best of Chris Rea
Chris Rea (born Christopher Anton Rea) is a singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough in Cleveland, England, and is probably most recognisable for his distinctive, raspy voice.
Rea has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and his latest release hit the top 10 album chart in October 2009.
"Still So Far To Go" chronicles Chris Rea's music career with tracks such as 'Fool (If You Think It's Over)', 'On The Beach', 'Let's Dance', 'Josephine', 'The Road To Hell', 'Auberge', 'God's Great Banana Skin' and 'Julia'. The album also includes two brand new studio recordings, 'Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go' and 'Valentino'.
The Limited edition 2CD version includes an expanded booklet with personal sleevenotes by Chris Rea, a selection of his own paintings and additional photos. The second disc is fingerprinted, allowing access to exclusive content when inserted into a PC/Mac, which will include a free download of the demo to 'Valentino', brand new interview footage of Chris talking about himself, the 2 new songs and his forthcoming 2010 tour. Plus archive videos, previous live footage, wallpapers and more...
The track listing for "Still So Far To Go... The Best of Chris Rea" is as follows:
CD1
1.Fool (If You Think It's Over)
2.On The Beach
3.Let's Dance
4.Diamonds
5.Loving You
6.I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
7.I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It
8.Stainsby Girls
9.Josephine
10.It's All Gone
11.Loving You Again
12.Joys Of Christmas
13.Driving Home For Christmas
14.Working On It
15.Tell Me There's A Heaven
16.Heaven
17.Looking For The Summer
18.Come So Far Yet Still So Far To Go (previously unreleased)
CD2
1.Road To Hell, The (part 2)
2.Auberge
3.Winter Song
4.Nothing To Fear
5.God's Great Banana Skin
6.Julia
7.You Can Go Your Own Way
8.When Grey Skies Turn To Blue
9.Blue Cafe, The
10.New Times Square
11.Stoney Road
12.Easy Rider
13.Blue Street
14.Somewhere Between Highway 61 And 49
15.Shadow Of A Fool
16.Valentino (previously unreleased)
The album is out now on Rhino Records and is available from all good stockists.
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