The Blue Cafe | ||||
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Released | 19 January 1998 [1] | |||
Genre | Album-oriented rock | |||
Length | 53:39 67:38 including Japanese Bonus Tracks | |||
Label | East West | |||
Producer | Chris Rea | |||
Chris Rea chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Blue Cafe (Official Music Video)" on YouTube |
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The Blue Cafe is the fourteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1998. The singles released for the album were "The Blue Cafe", "Thinking of You", "Sweet Summer Day" and "Square Peg, Round Hole". There was also a Japanese version with three bonus tracks, "Kyoto Blue", "Ameno Nakano Kiirono Herumetto" and "On the Beach". [2] It was Rea's sixth successive album to reach the UK top ten, peaking at No. 10.
The Irish Times noted the "menacing atmosphere" evident on the album, "rooted mostly in Rea's sandpaper voice. And the twisted blues lines he plays on guitar". "Shadows of the Big Man" is "focused, multifaceted...But best of all is the title song, The Blue Cafe. An album that is bound to be a pure delight for fans of the man." [3]
All songs by Chris Rea.
Japanese bonus tracks
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA) [17] | Gold | 25,000* |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [18] | Gold | 25,065 [18] |
Poland (ZPAV) [19] | Gold | 50,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Silver | 60,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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