The Best of Chris Rea
Greatest hits album by
Chris Rea
Released1994
Recorded1978–1993
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
Length77:15
LabelEast West
ProducerChris Rea / various
Chris Rea chronology
Espresso Logic
(1993) 		The Best of Chris Rea
(1994) 		La Passione
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Best of Chris Rea is the second compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1994. The album contains 15 previously released songs plus two new tracks, "You Can Go Your Own Way" and "Three Little Green Candles" (the former of which was released as a single to promote the album, with the latter as a B-side). The collection notably omits Rea's 1988 Christmas hit "Driving Home for Christmas". The song "If You Were Me" is a duet between Rea and Elton John, originally released on John's Duets album in 1993.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea

No.TitleFrom albumLength
1."The Road to Hell (Part 2)"The Road to Hell4:32
2."Josephine"Shamrock Diaries4:34
3."Let's Dance"Dancing with Strangers4:17
4."Fool (If You Think It's Over)"Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?4:07
5."Auberge"Auberge4:45
6."Julia"Espresso Logic3:56
7."Stainsby Girls"Shamrock Diaries4:08
8."If You Were Me" (duet with Elton John)Duets (Elton John)4:23
9."On the Beach (Summer '88)"New Light Through Old Windows6:51
10."Looking for the Summer"Auberge5:02
11."I Can Hear Your Heartbeat"Water Sign3:26
12."You Can Go Your Own Way"Previously unreleased3:57
13."God's Great Banana Skin"God's Great Banana Skin4:19
14."Winter Song"Auberge4:32
15."Gone Fishing"Auberge4:42
16."Tell Me There's a Heaven"The Road to Hell6:02
17."Three Little Green Candles"B-side to "You Can Go Your Own Way"3:42

"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.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Best of Chris Rea
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Platinum 50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[16] Gold 32,000[16]
France (SNEP)[17] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[18] Platinum 500,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[19] Gold 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[20] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[23] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  15. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  16. ^ a b "Chris Rea" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  17. ^ "French album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'The Best of Chris Rea')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  19. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  20. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  21. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Best of Chris Rea')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Best of Chris Rea". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Best of Chris Rea in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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