The Very Best of Chris Rea
| The Very Best of Chris Rea | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 2001 | |||
| Genre | Album-oriented rock | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Producer | Chris Rea / various | |||
| Chris Rea chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| laut.de |  [2] |
The Very Best of Chris Rea is the third compilation album by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2001. The last track, "Saudade", was originally written and recorded in 1994 as a tribute to the Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna who died in a crash at Imola on 1 May that year. In Portuguese, the word saudade roughly means the feeling, emotions and euphoria of a certain moment in time.[2] This album reached number 69 on the UK Albums Chart,[3] and was certified Gold by the BPI in 2004.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chris Rea.
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" | The Road to Hell | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Let's Dance" (Originally on Dancing with Strangers) | New Light Through Old Windows | 4:16 |
| 4. | "You Can Go Your Own Way" | The Best of Chris Rea | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Julia" | Espresso Logic | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Stainsby Girls" | Shamrock Diaries | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" | The Road to Hell | 6:02 |
| 8. | "Josephine" (Single Version) | Shamrock Diaries | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Steel River" | Shamrock Diaries | 6:11 |
| 10. | "On the Beach" | On the Beach | 3:43 |
| 11. | "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" | Water Sign | 3:23 |
| 12. | "All Summer Long" | King of the Beach | 3:33 |
| 13. | "The Blue Cafe" | The Blue Cafe | 4:47 |
| 14. | "Auberge" | Auberge | 4:44 |
| 15. | "Driving Home for Christmas" | Standalone Single | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Nothing to Fear" | God's Great Banana Skin | 4:30 |
| 17. | "Saudade, Pt. 1 and 2" | La Passione | 6:47 |
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 27 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 60 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 69 |
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 40 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[10] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ The Very Best of Chris Rea at AllMusic
- 1 2 Alexander Cordas (19 November 2001). "Barockes Gitarrengeklimper mit unverwechselbarer Stimme". laut.de (in German). LAUT AG. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- 1 2 "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Very Best of Chris Rea". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022. Select albums in the Formats field. Type The Very Best of Chris Rea Chris Rea in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ "Chris Rea: Very Best" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2014". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.