Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea

Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea
Greatest hits album by Chris Rea
Released	29 September 2009
Recorded	1978–2009
Genre	Album-oriented rock, blues
Length	153:18
Label	Rhino
Chris Rea chronology
The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes (2008) Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea (2009) Santo Spirito Blues (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Polityka	[2]

Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released by Rhino Records in September 2009. The album reached number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, making it Rea's first entry in the top 10 in ten years since The Blue Cafe (1998), ^[3] and was certified Gold by BPI in 2013. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea.

Disc one

1. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:07
2. "On the Beach" – 3:46
3. "Let's Dance" – 4:17
4. "Diamonds" – 4:11
5. "Loving You" – 3:48
6. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:26
7. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" – 3:37
8. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
9. "Josephine" – 4:36
10. "It's All Gone" – 4:11
11. "Loving You Again" – 4:27
12. "Joys of Christmas" – 5:05
13. "Driving Home for Christmas" – 4:02
14. "Working on It" – 4:27
15. "Tell Me There's a Heaven" – 6:03
16. "Heaven" – 4:12
17. "Looking for the Summer" – 5:06
18. "Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go" – 4:14

Disc two

1. "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" – 4:33
2. "Auberge" – 4:43
3. "Winter Song" – 4:37
4. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:30
5. "God's Great Banana Skin" – 5:21
6. "Julia" – 3:57
7. "You Can Go Your Own Way" – 3:59
8. "When the Grey Skies Turn to Blue" – 3:44
9. "The Blue Cafe" – 4:02
10. "New Times Square" – 4:01
11. "Stony Road" – 5:32
12. "Easy Rider" – 4:50
13. "Blue Street" – 7:09
14. "Somewhere Between Highway 61 & 49" – 6:09
15. "The Shadow of a Fool" – 3:58
16. "Valentino" – 4:30

These are the actual versions that appear in this set:

• Track 1-1 is the 1988 re-recording from New Light Through Old Windows (The Best Of Chris Rea)
• Track 1-2 is the 7" single version of On The Beach (Summer ’88)
• Track 1-3 is the 1988 re-recording from New Light Through Old Windows (The Best Of Chris Rea)
• Track 1-4 is an edit of Diamonds, slightly longer than the 7" single version
• Track 1-6 is the 1988 re-recording from New Light Through Old Windows (The Best Of Chris Rea)
• Track 1-7 is the 7" single version
• Track 1-8 is the 1988 re-recording from New Light Through Old Windows (The Best Of Chris Rea)
• Track 1-9 is the 1988 re-recording from New Light Through Old Windows (The Best Of Chris Rea)
• Track 1-10 is single edit
• Track 1-11 is the 7" single version
• Track 1-13 is the 1988 re-recording from New Light Through Old Windows (The Best Of Chris Rea)
• Track 2-1 is The Road To Hell (Part 2)
• Track 2-2 is the single version
• Track 2-4 is the promo single edit
• Track 2-9 is the Radio Edit
• Track 2-10 is the Manhattan Remix

Charts

Chart performance for Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5]	78
Croatian Albums (HDU) [6]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7]	37
Greek Albums (IFPI) [8]	16
Irish Albums (IRMA) [9]	67
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8]	10
UK Albums (OCC) [3]	8

Certifications

Certifications for Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. O'Brien, Jon. "Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea – Chris Rea". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 July 2013.
2. Mann, Wojciech (5 December 2009). "Recenzja płyty: Chris Rea, "Still So Far To Go: The Best of Chris Rea"" [Album review: Chris Rea, "Still So Far To Go: The Best of Chris Rea"]. Polityka (in Polish). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
3. "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
4. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 8 February 2023.
5. "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go... The Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
6. "Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go". HDU Toplista. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go... The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go... The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Chris Rea". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2023.