King of the Beach (Chris Rea album)

King of the Beach
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released 2 October 2000
Recorded 2000
Genre Album-oriented rock
Length 59:51
Label East West
Producer Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
The Road to Hell: Part 2
(1999)The Road to Hell: Part 21999		 King of the Beach
(2000)		 The Very Best of Chris Rea
(2001)The Very Best of Chris Rea2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

King of the Beach is the sixteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2000.[3][4][5]

The album, being a loose sequel to earlier On the Beach, was inspired by Rea's trip to Turks and Caicos Islands.[1][6] A remix of "All Summer Long" was a dance hit in Ibiza and other Mediterranean places.[1]

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

  1. "King of the Beach" - 5:00
  2. "All Summer Long" - 5:14
  3. "Sail Away" - 4:48
  4. "Still Beautiful" - 4:10
  5. "The Bones of Angels" - 4:15
  6. "Guitar Street" - 4:42
  7. "Who Do You Love" - 4:52
  8. "The Memory of a Good Friend" - 3:55
  9. "Sandwriting" - 5:08
  10. "Tamatave" - 5:17
  11. "God Gave Me an Angel" - 2:59
  12. "Waiting for a Blue Sky" - 5:02
  13. "Mississippi" - 4:29

Track 13 is a bonus track on the UK edition of the album.

Personnel

  • Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, Hammond organ, drum programming, producer
  • Max Middleton - Rhodes
  • Pete Wingfield - Hammond organ
  • Martin Ditcham - drums, percussion
  • Julie Isaac - backing vocals
  • Debbie Longworth - backing vocals
  • Neil Amor - engineer
  • Arun Chakraverty - mastering
  • Tommy Willis - coordination
  • John Knowles - management
  • Peacock - design, illustrations
  • John Miller - cover painting

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart 34[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Jörg-Peter Klotz (3 October 2000). "Review: Chris Rea - King Of The Beach". Rolling Stone (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Colm O'Hare (12 October 2000). "Music Review: King Of The Beach". Hot Press. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Alexander Cordas (1 October 2000). "Mit dem Hauch von Leichtigkeit, der eine Karibikinsel umgeben muss". laut.de (in German). LAUT AG. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Paola Maraone (21 December 2000). "King Of The Beach (Album Review)". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Andrew W. Griffin (12 August 2016). "A "salty blue day" spent with Chris Rea's "King Of The Beach" (Album Review)". Red Dirt Report. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2000-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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