Espresso Logic

Espresso Logic
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	November 3, 1993 (UK) March 8, 1994 (US)
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	53:21
Label	East West
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
God's Great Banana Skin (1992) Espresso Logic (1993) The Best of Chris Rea (1994)

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Espresso Logic is the fourteenth studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1993. The US edition of the album has a significantly different track listing than other editions, as it also features songs from Rea's previous album, God's Great Banana Skin (not released in the US), along with "If You Were Me", a track recorded with Elton John for his 1993 Duets release. The cover art of the US edition is the same as the UK single "Espresso Logic". The song "Julia" was dedicated to his daughter Julia Christina, 4 years old at the time of the release of the album.

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea, except "If You Were Me", written and performed by Elton John and Chris Rea.

European track listing

1. "Espresso Logic" - 6:54
2. "Red" - 5:26
3. "Soup of the Day" - 3:45
4. "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" - 6:35
5. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - 4:50
6. "Julia" - 3:55
7. "Summer Love" - 4:07
8. "New Way" - 3:30
9. "Stop" - 5:10
10. "She Closed Her Eyes" - 3:55

US track listing

1. "Espresso Logic" - 6:53
2. "Julia" - 3:54
3. "Soup of the Day" - 3:46
4. "If You Were Me" (duet with Elton John) - 4:20
5. "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" - 6:34
6. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - 4:49
7. "God's Great Banana Skin" - 5:18
8. "Miles Is a Cigarette" - 4:21
9. "Summer Love" - 4:04
10. "Red" - 5:26
11. "She Closed Her Eyes" - 3:56

Personnel

• Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar, organ, composer, producer
• Robert Ahwai - guitar
• Sylvin Marc - bass
• Max Middleton - piano, keyboards
• Davy Spillane - uilleann pipes
• Pete Beachill - trombone
• Dave Stewart - trombone
• Martin Ditcham - drums, percussion
• Elton John - vocals
• Val Chalmers - backing vocals
• Linda Taylor - backing vocals
• Emma Whittle - backing vocals
• Tommy Willis - guitar technician
• Neil Amor - engineer
• Stuart Epps - engineer
• Paul Mortimer - engineer
• Simon Wall - assistant engineer
• Willie Grimston - coordination

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