Stainsby Girls

"Stainsby Girls" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1985 as the lead single from his seventh studio album Shamrock Diaries.[1] It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Dave Richards.[2] "Stainsby Girls" reached No. 26 in the UK and remained in the charts for twelve weeks.[3]

"Stainsby Girls"
Single by Chris Rea
from the album Shamrock Diaries
B-side"And When She Smiles"
ReleasedMarch 1985
Format7", 12"
Length3:50
LabelMagnet
Songwriter(s)Chris Rea
Producer(s)Chris Rea, Dave Richards
Chris Rea singles chronology
"Ace of Hearts"
(1984)		 "Stainsby Girls"
(1985)		 "Josephine"
(1985)

"Stainsby Girls" was written by Rea as a tribute for his wife Joan, a former student of the Stainsby Secondary Modern School.[1] The single's B-side, "And When She Smiles", is listed on the back sleeve as having been "recorded on eight track on a yacht in Ibiza harbour".[2] Rea later re-recorded "Stainsby Girls" for his 1988 album New Light Through Old Windows.[4]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of Shamrock Diaries, Sharon Mawer of AllMusic described the song as "easily the most like Bruce Springsteen that Rea had ever sounded".[1] Colin Larkin, in his book The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, noted the song was a "slice of nostalgia for the northern England of Rea's adolescence".[5]

Track listing
7" single
  1. "Stainsby Girls" – 3:50
  2. "And When She Smiles" – 3:12
12" single (German release)
  1. "Stainsby Girls (Sax-Mix)" – 4:20
  2. "September Blue" – 3:54

Chart performance
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (V)[6] 33
Irish Singles Chart[7] 10
UK Singles Chart[3] 26

Personnel

References
  1. AllMusic Review by Sharon Mawer. "Shamrock Diaries - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. "Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls / And When She Smiles - Magnet - UK - MAG 276". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. AllMusic Review by Mike DeGagne (1988-10-17). "New Light Through Old Windows: The Best Of Chris Rea - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  5. "The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  6. "Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  7. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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