Chris Rea

Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Wednesday 28th March 2012.

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Who
Chris Rea
When
28th March 2012
Where
Usher Hall
Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Promoter
Regular Music

Biography

Christopher Anton Rea (pronounced Ree-ah), born 4 March 1951, is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Middlesbrough, England.

Rea's recording career began in 1978. Although he almost immediately had a US hit single with "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", Rea's initial focus was on continental Europe, releasing eight albums in the 1980s. It wasn't until 1985's Shamrock Diaries and the songs "Stainsby Girls" and "Josephine," that UK audiences began to take notice of him. Follow up albums On The Beach and Dancing With Strangers became UK hits and then the New Light Through Old ...

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Albums

  1. Cover of Stony Road Stony Road
  2. Cover of The Best of Chris Rea: New Light Through Old Windows The Best of Ch…
  3. Cover of The Road to Hell and Back The Road to He…
  4. Cover of Auberge Auberge
  5. Cover of Fool (If You Think It's Over) Fool (If You T…
  6. Cover of Still So Far to Go Still So Far t… 2009
  7. Cover of The Works: A 3 CD Retrospective The Works: A 3… 2007
  8. Cover of The Road to Hell and Back The Road to He… 2006
  9. Cover of The Road to Hell and Back The Road to He… 2006
  10. Cover of The Platinum Collection The Platinum C… 2006
  11. Cover of Blue Guitars Blue Guitars 2005
  12. Cover of The Blue Jukebox The Blue Jukeb… 2004
  13. Cover of Blue Street (Five Guitars) Blue Street (F… 2003
  14. Cover of Hofner Blue Notes Hofner Blue No… 2003
  15. Cover of Dancing Down the Stony Road (disc 2) Dancing Down t… 2002
  16. Cover of King of The Beach King of The Be… 2000
  17. Cover of The Road to Hell, Part 2 The Road to He… 1999
  18. Cover of The Road to Hell, Part 2 The Road to He… 1999
  19. Cover of The Blue Cafe The Blue Cafe 1998
  20. Cover of Espresso Logic Espresso Logic 1994
  21. Cover of Espresso Logic Espresso Logic 1994
  22. Cover of God's Great Banana Skin God's Great Ba… 1992
  23. Cover of Auberge Auberge 1991
  24. Cover of The Road to Hell The Road to He… 1989
  25. Cover of The Road to Hell The Road to He… 1989
  26. Cover of New Light Through Old Windows New Light Thro… 1988
  27. Cover of Dancing with Strangers Dancing with S… 1987
  28. Cover of On the Beach On the Beach 1986
  29. Cover of Shamrock Diaries Shamrock Diari… 1985
  30. Cover of Wired to the Moon Wired to the M… 1984
  31. Cover of Water Sign Water Sign 1983
  32. Cover of Chris Rea Chris Rea 1982
  33. Cover of Tennis Tennis 1980
  34. Cover of Deltics Deltics 1979
  35. Cover of Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? Whatever Happe… 1978