The Best of Chris Rea

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The Best of Chris Rea
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Greatest hits album by
Chris Rea
Released1994
Recorded1978–1993
Genre Album-oriented rock
Length77:15
Label East West
Producer Chris Rea / various
Chris Rea chronology
Espresso Logic
(1993)		The Best of Chris Rea
(1994)		 La Passione
(1996)
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The Best of Chris Rea is the second compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1994. The album contains 15 previously released songs plus two new tracks, "You Can Go Your Own Way" and "Three Little Green Candles" (the former of which was released as a single to promote the album, with the latter as a B-side). The collection notably omits Rea's 1988 Christmas hit "Driving Home for Christmas". The song "If You Were Me" is a duet between Rea and Elton John, originally released on John's Duets album in 1993.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea

No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."The Road to Hell (Part 2)" The Road to Hell 4:32
2."Josephine" Shamrock Diaries 4:34
3."Let's Dance" Dancing with Strangers 4:17
4."Fool (If You Think It's Over)" Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? 4:07
5."Auberge" Auberge 4:45
6."Julia" Espresso Logic 3:56
7."Stainsby Girls"Shamrock Diaries4:08
8."If You Were Me" (duet with Elton John) Duets (Elton John)4:23
9."On the Beach (Summer '88)" New Light Through Old Windows 6:51
10."Looking for the Summer"Auberge5:02
11."I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" Water Sign 3:26
12."You Can Go Your Own Way"Previously unreleased3:57
13."God's Great Banana Skin" God's Great Banana Skin 4:19
14."Winter Song"Auberge4:32
15."Gone Fishing"Auberge4:42
16."Tell Me There's a Heaven"The Road to Hell6:02
17."Three Little Green Candles"B-side to "You Can Go Your Own Way"3:42

"You Can Go Your Own Way" and a re-released "Tell Me There's a Heaven" were released as singles in late 1994 to promote this album.

"Three Little Green Candles" is a bonus track which was released slightly earlier on the "You Can Go Your Own Way" single.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Best of Chris Rea
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [15] Platinum50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [16] Gold32,000 [16]
France (SNEP) [17] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [18] Platinum500,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [19] Gold50,000*
Sweden (GLF) [20] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [21] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Platinum300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [23] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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