The Best of Chris Rea

The Best of Chris Rea
Greatest hits album by Chris Rea
Released 1994
Recorded 1978-1993
Genre Album-oriented rock
Length 77:15
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 Chris Rea, released in 1994.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea.

"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.

  1. "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" - 4:32
  2. "Josephine" - 4:34
  3. "Let's Dance" - 4:17
  4. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" - 4:07
  5. "Auberge" - 4:45
  6. "Julia" - 3:56
  7. "Stainsby Girls" - 4:08
  8. "If You Were Me" (duet with Elton John) - 4:23
  9. "On the Beach" - 6:51
  10. "Looking for the Summer" - 5:02
  11. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" - 3:26
  12. "You Can Go Your Own Way" - 3:57
  13. "God's Great Banana Skin" - 4:19
  14. "Winter Song" - 4:32
  15. "Gone Fishing" - 4:42
  16. "Tell Me There's a Heaven" - 6:02
  17. "Three Little Green Candles" - 3:42

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[1] Platinum 50,000x
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[2] Gold 32,000[2]
France (SNEP)[3] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[4] Platinum 500,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[5] Gold 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[6] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[7] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[9] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Chris Rea in the field Interpret. Enter The Best of Chris Rea in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
  3. ↑ "French album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  4. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'The Best of Chris Rea')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  5. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
  6. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  7. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Chris Rea; 'The Best of Chris Rea')". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Best of Chris Rea in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.