On the Beach (Chris Rea album)
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Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea
Chris Rea
Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

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  1. "On the Beach"
  2. "Little Blonde Plaits"
  3. "Giverny"
  4. "Lucky Day"
  5. "Just Passing Through"
  6. "It's All Gone"
  7. "Hello Friend"
  8. "Two Roads"
  9. "Light of Hope"
  10. "Auf Immer und Ewig"
  11. "Freeway"
  12. "Bless Them All"
  13. "Crack That Mould"


Tracks 11, 12 and 13 were not included in the original LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

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The opening track On the Beach was covered by the German electronic music group York
York (group)
York is a German electronica music duo, founded in 1997 by musicians and brothers Torsten and Jörg Stenzel. Producing downtempo, Chillout, House and Trance, their productions are known for catchy guitar hooks, atmospheric soundscapes and delicate dance textures....

, 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".

Personnel

  • Chris Rea
    Chris Rea
    Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

     – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, fretless bass, bits
  • Max Middleton
    Max Middleton
    David Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English composer and keyboardist and was originally a docker on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesiser and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet...

     – piano, rhodes
  • Kevin Leach – keyboards
  • Eoghan O'Neill – bass
  • Dave Mattacks
    Dave Mattacks
    Dave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist...

     – drums
  • Adrian Rea – drums
  • Martin Ditcham - percussion
  • Robert Awhai - guitars
  • Stuart Eals - recording
  • David Richards
    David Richards (record producer)
    David Richards is an English-born Swiss-based record producer, engineer and musician. In the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records...

     - mixing
  • Stylo Rouge - sleeve design
  • Ekkeheart Gurlitt - photography
  • Francoise La Port - photography
  • David Richards
    David Richards (record producer)
    David Richards is an English-born Swiss-based record producer, engineer and musician. In the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records...

     - producer
  • Jim Beach
    Jim Beach
    Jim Beach MA LLB is the long-time manager of the English rock band Queen and its individual members. He took over as manager of the band in 1978 after he had acted on their behalf as a lawyer. He is also a film and TV producer. His son Ol Beach is the keyboard player for the rock band Wire...

    - management
  • Paul Lilly - management

Singles

  1. "It's All Gone" b/w "Crack That Mould", "Look Out For Me", "Bless Them All", "Let's Dance" (original version)
  2. "On the Beach" b/w "On the Beach (special remix)", "If Anybody Asks You", "One golden rule" (live), "Midnight blue"
  3. "Hello Friend" (re-recording) b/w "Driving Home for Christmas" (original version), "It's All Gone" (live), "Steel River"
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