The Very Best of Chris Rea


The Very Best of Chris Rea is the third compilation album by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2001. The last track, "Saudade", was originally written and recorded in 1994 as a tribute to the Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna who died in a crash at Imola on 1 May that year. In Portuguese, the word saudade roughly means the feeling, emotions and euphoria of a certain moment in time. This album reached number 69 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Gold by the BPI in 2004.

Track listing

  1. "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" – 4:32
  2. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:05
  3. "Let's Dance" – 4:15
  4. "You Can Go Your Own Way" – 3:56
  5. "Julia" – 3:55
  6. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
  7. "Tell Me There's a Heaven" – 6:02
  8. "Josephine" – 3:36
  9. "Steel River" – 6:11
  10. "On the Beach" – 6:50
  11. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:23
  12. "All Summer Long" – 3:33
  13. "The Blue Cafe" – 4:47
  14. "Auberge" – 4:44
  15. "Driving Home for Christmas" – 4:01
  16. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:30
  17. "Saudade, Pt. 1 and 2" – 6:49

Charts

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