The Very Best of Chris Rea
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The Very Best of Chris Rea | ||||
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Released | November 2001 | |||
Genre | Album-oriented rock | |||
Label | East West | |||
Producer | Chris Rea / various | |||
Chris Rea chronology | ||||
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The Very Best of Chris Rea is the third compilation album by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2001. The last track, "Saudade", was originally written and recorded in 1994 as a tribute to the Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna who died in a crash at Imola on 1 May that year. In Portuguese, the word saudade roughly means the feeling, emotions and euphoria of a certain moment in time.[2] This album reached number 69 on the UK Albums Chart,[3] and was certified Gold by the BPI in 2004.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" – 4:32
- "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:05
- "Let's Dance" – 4:15
- "You Can Go Your Own Way" – 3:56
- "Julia" – 3:55
- "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
- "Tell Me There's a Heaven" – 6:02
- "Josephine" – 3:36
- "Steel River" – 6:11
- "On the Beach" – 6:50
- "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:23
- "All Summer Long" – 3:33
- "The Blue Cafe" – 4:47
- "Auberge" – 4:44
- "Driving Home for Christmas" – 4:01
- "Nothing to Fear" – 4:30
- "Saudade, Pt. 1 and 2" – 6:49
Charts
[edit]Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 27 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 5 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 60 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 16 |
UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 69 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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Europe (IFPI)[9] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ The Very Best of Chris Rea at AllMusic
- ^ a b Alexander Cordas (19 November 2001). "Barockes Gitarrengeklimper mit unverwechselbarer Stimme". laut.de (in German). LAUT AG. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Very Best of Chris Rea". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Chris Rea: Very Best" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2014". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.