New Light Through Old Windows

New Light Through Old Windows is the first compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1988. The album consists primarily of re-recordings of songs released on earlier Rea albums, as well as the new songs "Driving Home for Christmas" and "Working on It" (the latter of which gave him a rare U.S. chart single, peaking at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and giving him his only #1 single on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart[3]). The re-recorded and released as single "On the Beach" gave him another rare US hit, it peaked #9 on the US Adult Contemporary singles chart in 1989,[4] and #12 in the UK singles chart in 1988.[5] The album reached #5 position in UK album charts, charted for 56 weeks,[6] and was certified 3x Platinum by BPI until 1992.[7]

New Light Through Old Windows
Compilation album by
Chris Rea
Released17 October 1988
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
Length60:13
LabelGeffen (US)
Magnet (Rest of world)
ProducerChris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Dancing with Strangers
(1987)		 New Light Through Old Windows
(1988)		 The Road to Hell
(1989)
Music video
"Working on it (1989)" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

  1. "Let's Dance" – 4:14
  2. "Working on It" – 4:24
  3. "Ace of Hearts" – 4:52
  4. "Josephine" – 4:33
  5. "Candles" – 4:44
  6. "On the Beach" – 6:51
  7. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:03
  8. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:23
  9. "Shamrock Diaries" – 4:12
  10. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:06
  11. "Windy Town" – 4:05
  12. "Driving Home for Christmas" – 3:58
  13. "Steel River" – 6:48

The US vinyl release featured different cover artwork and an altered tracklisting, shown below:

  1. "Let's Dance" – 4:16
  2. "Working On It" – 4:25
  3. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:24
  4. "Windy Town" – 4:06
  5. "On the Beach" – 6:53
  6. "Steel River" – 6:48
  7. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
  8. "Ace of Hearts" – 4:52
  9. "Josephine" – 4:17 (different version than international release)
  10. "Candles" – 4:42

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[9] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[10] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] 3× Platinum 900,000^

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

Personnel

Notes
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r16249
  2. "Fool If You Think It's Over (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. "Working On It (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. "On The Beach (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. James Masterton (4 April 2015). The Top 40 Annual 1988. James Masterton.
  6. "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. "Chris Rea – New Light Through Old Windows". BPI. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  8. "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – New Light – Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  9. http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Certif.php
  10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'New Light Through Old Windows')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  11. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Chris Rea; 'New Light Best Of')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  12. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – New Light Through Old Windows". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type New Light Through Old Windows in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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