God's Great Banana Skin

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God's Great Banana Skin
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Studio album by
Chris Rea
Released2 November 1992 [1]
RecordedApril-August 1992
Genre Album-oriented rock
Length55:55
Label East West
Producer Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Auberge
(1991)		God's Great Banana Skin
(1992)		 Espresso Logic
(1993)
Music video
"Nothing to fear (1992)" on YouTube

God's Great Banana Skin is the twelfth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in November 1992. The album was not released in the United States, though some tracks later appeared on the US release of Rea's following album Espresso Logic . The single "Nothing to Fear" reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, [2] and its music video was filmed in Morocco. The album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart in 1992. [3]

Contents

The song "Too Much Pride" was featured in the 1993 erotic thriller, Cold Sweat .[ citation needed ]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Calgary Herald C+ [5]

The Guardian wrote: "In the snug world of centrally-heated adult rock, Chris Rea offers a reminder that he plays a handy slide-guitar, and creates chunky chordscapes which perfectly complement the gravelly rasp of his voice." [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Rea.

  1. "Nothing to Fear" – 9:13
  2. "Miles Is a Cigarette" – 4:22
  3. "God's Great Banana Skin" – 5:20
  4. "90's Blues" – 5:06
  5. "Too Much Pride" – 4:27
  6. "Boom Boom" – 5:20
  7. "I Ain't the Fool" – 4:02
  8. "There She Goes" – 4:33
  9. "I'm Ready" – 4:54
  10. "Black Dog" – 4:10
  11. "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" – 4:22

Personnel

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart performance for God's Great Banana Skin
Chart (1992)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 26
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 68
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 16
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [11] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [12] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 4

Certifications

Certifications for God's Great Banana Skin
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [16] Gold250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [17] 2× Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 31 October 1992. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "nothing to fear | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "god's great banana skin | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "God's Great Banana Skin - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Obee, Dave (22 November 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  6. ↑ Sweeting, Adam (27 November 1992). "Rock/pop". Features. The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1884". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1992. 50. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'God's Great Banana Skin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  17. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('God's Great Banana Skin')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin". British Phonographic Industry.


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