The Works: A 3 CD Retrospective

~ Release by Chris Rea (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Fool (If You Think It’s Over)
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) and Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sol Mill Studios (The Sol) in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (in 2007)
recording of:
Fool (If You Think It’s Over) (in 2007)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
54:07
2Josephine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1985)
recording of:
Josephine
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:56
3Stainsby Girls
recording of:
Stainsby Girls
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:53
4On the Beach
recording of:
On the Beach (Chris Rea)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
5:06
5Diamonds
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
percussion:
Morris Pert
lead vocals:
Chris Rea
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Bruce Baxter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979)
recording of:
Diamonds
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:54
6I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) and Chris Rea
recording of:
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
53:31
7I Don’t Know What It Is but I Love You3:36
8No Qualifications
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
solo saxophone:
Steve Gregory (English jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Chris Rea
brass arranger:
Steve Gregory (English jazz saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
No Qualifications
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
2:19
9Sweet Kiss
engineer and mixer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Chris Rea
arranger:
Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
Sweet Kiss
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:38
10Runaway
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) and Chris Rea
recording of:
Runaway
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:34
11Every Beat of My Heart
recording of:
Every Beat of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) and World Song Publishing Inc.
3:23
12Love’s Strange Ways
producer:
Chris Rea and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
Love’s Strange Ways
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:40
13The Things Lovers Should Do
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Guy
percussion:
Gus Dudgeon
lead vocals:
Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
The Things Lovers Should Do
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:35
14Nothings Happening by the Sea
producer:
Chris Rea and David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
harmonica:
Claude Nobs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
Nothing’s Happening by the Sea
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:17
15Ace of Hearts4:31
16Touche d’amour
producer:
Chris Rea and Dave Richards (engineer)
accordion and keyboard:
Chris Rea
bass:
Kevin Powell
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Seopardie
guitar:
Chris Rea and Jerry Stevenson
vocals:
Chris Rea
recording of:
Touché d’amour
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet (UK) and Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1984)
3:30
17Stone
recording of:
Stone
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:27
18Love Turns to Lies
recording of:
Love Turns to Lies
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:13
19One Golden Rule
recording of:
One Golden Rule
4:31
2CD
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1Road to Hell, Part 2
recording of:
The Road to Hell, Part 2
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1989)
part of:
The Road to Hell
4:33
2Let’s Dance
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:07
3Loving You Again
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
Loving You Again
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
55:41
4Tell Me There’s a Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Tell Me There’s a Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
16:01
5Little Blonde Plaits
recording of:
Little Blonde Plaits
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:18
6Lucky Day
recording of:
Lucky Day
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Posedrive Limited
3:59
7Bless Them All
recording of:
Bless Them All
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
2:29
8Two Roads
recording of:
Two Roads
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:45
9I Can’t Dance to That
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
I Can’t Dance to That
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:20
10I Don’t Care Anymore
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
I Don’t Care Any More
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
2:11
11Windy Town
producer:
Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Original Sound Recordings (compilations, pre-90s) (in 1987)
recording of:
Windy Town
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4.54:26
12Working on It
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) and Chris Rea
recording of:
Working on It
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:25
13You Must Be Evil
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
You Must Be Evil
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
14:24
14I Just Wanna Be With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
I Just Wanna Be With You
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
1.53:41
15That’s What They Always Say
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
That’s What They Always Say
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
34:28
16Winter Song
recording of:
Winter Song
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:35
17Gone Fishing
recording of:
Gone Fishing
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:42
18Driving Home for Christmas
engineer:
Neil Amor and Justin Shirley‐Smith
additional producer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios), Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
remixer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
arranger:
Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (from 1999 to present, in 1999, in 2002)
part of:
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 96)
recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4.254:00
3CD
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1Julia
recording of:
Julia
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
NavyBeck Ltd.
3:56
2Auberge
recording of:
Auberge
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
57:18
3Looking for the Summer
recording of:
Looking for the Summer
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:57
4Nothing to Fear
recording of:
Nothing to Fear
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
9:06
5God’s Great Banana Skin
assistant engineer:
Philippe Garcia (Producer/sound engineer) and Simon Wall (Engineer)
engineer:
Neil Amor
producer:
Chris Rea
electric guitar:
Chris Rea
vocals:
Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1992)
recorded at:
Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
mixed at:
The Mill in Bradford, Bradford (City of Bradford), West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
God’s Great Banana Skin
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
5:20
6Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1991)
recording of:
Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:11
7The Mention of Your Name
recording of:
The Mention of Your Name
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
3:18
8Soft Top Hard Shoulder
assistant engineer:
Philippe Garcia (Producer/sound engineer) and Simon Wall (Engineer)
engineer:
Neil Amor
producer:
Chris Rea
electric guitar:
Chris Rea
vocals:
Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1992)
recorded at:
Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
mixed at:
The Mill in Bradford, Bradford (City of Bradford), West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Soft Top, Hard Shoulder
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:23
9I Ain’t the Fool
assistant engineer:
Philippe Garcia (Producer/sound engineer) and Simon Wall (Engineer)
engineer:
Neil Amor
producer:
Chris Rea
electric guitar:
Chris Rea
vocals:
Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1992)
recorded at:
Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
mixed at:
The Mill in Bradford, Bradford (City of Bradford), West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Ain’t the Fool
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:02
10You Can Go Your Own Way
engineer:
Stuart Epps
producer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet (UK)
recording of:
You Can Go Your Own Way
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
NavyBeck Ltd.
53:56
11La Passione (Film Theme)
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
La Passione (Film Theme)
composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
4:56
12Horses
producer:
Chris Rea
recording of:
Horses
composer:
Chris Rea
3:05
13Square Peg, Round Hole
recording of:
Square Peg, Round Hole
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Posedrive Limited
3:56
14The Blue Café
recording of:
The Blue Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:47
15God Gave Me an Angel
recording of:
God Gave Me an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Posedrive Limited
3:00
16New Times Square
recording of:
New Times Square
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Posedrive Limited
4:45
17Keep on Dancing
recording of:
Keep On Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Posedrive Limited
44:22