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Listen to Chris Rea, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Chris Rea

Rock

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Listen to Fool (If You Think It's Over) by Chris Rea, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fool (If You Think It's Over)Chris Rea
Listen to The Road to Hell, Pt. 2 by Chris Rea, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Road to Hell, Pt. 2Chris Rea
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On the BeachChris Rea
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JosephineChris Rea
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Looking For the SummerChris Rea
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The Blue CafeChris Rea
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The Road to Hell, Pt. 1Chris Rea
Listen to And You My Love by Chris Rea, see lyrics, music video & more!
And You My LoveChris Rea
Listen to Fool (If You Think It's Over) [2001 Edit] by Chris Rea, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fool (If You Think It's Over) [2001 Edit]Chris Rea
Listen to Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea, see lyrics, music video & more!
Driving Home for ChristmasChris Rea

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Listen to Driving Home for Christmas (Instrumental) - Single by Chris Rea
ALBUMDriving Home for Christmas (Instrumental) - SingleChris Rea

More albums from Chris Rea

Listen to ERA 1 (As Bs & Rarities 1978-1984) by Chris Rea
ALBUMERA 1 (As Bs & Rarities 1978-1984)Chris Rea
Listen to Road Songs for Lovers by Chris Rea
ALBUMRoad Songs for LoversChris Rea
Listen to Santo Spirito Blues by Chris Rea
ALBUMSanto Spirito BluesChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars II - Country Blues by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars II - Country BluesChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars III - Louisiana & New Orleans by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars III - Louisiana & New OrleansChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars IX - Celtic & Irish Blues by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars IX - Celtic & Irish BluesChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars V - Texas Blues by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars V - Texas BluesChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars VI - Chicago Blues by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars VI - Chicago BluesChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars XI - 60S & 70s by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars XI - 60S & 70sChris Rea
Listen to Blue Guitars I - Beginnings by Chris Rea
ALBUMBlue Guitars I - BeginningsChris Rea
Listen to Stony Road by Chris Rea
ALBUMStony RoadChris Rea
Listen to Your Love Is Setting Me Free by York & Chris Rea
ALBUMYour Love Is Setting Me FreeYork & Chris Rea
Listen to King of the Beach by Chris Rea
ALBUMKing of the BeachChris Rea
Listen to The Road to Hell, Pt. 2 by Chris Rea
ALBUMThe Road to Hell, Pt. 2Chris Rea
Listen to Espresso Logic by Chris Rea
ALBUMEspresso LogicChris Rea
Listen to God's Great Banana Skin by Chris Rea
ALBUMGod's Great Banana SkinChris Rea
Listen to Auberge (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster] by Chris Rea
ALBUMAuberge (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster]Chris Rea
Listen to The Road to Hell (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster] by Chris Rea
ALBUMThe Road to Hell (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster]Chris Rea
Listen to Dancing with Strangers (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster] by Chris Rea
ALBUMDancing with Strangers (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster]Chris Rea
Listen to On the Beach (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster] by Chris Rea
ALBUMOn the Beach (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster]Chris Rea
Listen to Shamrock Diaries (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster] by Chris Rea
ALBUMShamrock Diaries (Deluxe Edition) [2019 Remaster]Chris Rea
Listen to Wired to the Moon by Chris Rea
ALBUMWired to the MoonChris Rea
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ALBUMWater SignChris Rea
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ALBUMDelticsChris Rea
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ALBUMWhatever Happened to Benny Santini?Chris Rea

Chris Rea's Popular Music Videos

Watch The Blue Cafe music video by Chris Rea
The Blue Cafe
Chris Rea
Watch Driving Home for Christmas (Live on National Lottery Stars, 2000) music video by Chris Rea
Driving Home for Christmas (Live on National Lottery Stars, 2000)
Chris Rea
Watch Nothing to Fear (HD Upgrade) music video by Chris Rea
Nothing to Fear (HD Upgrade)
Chris Rea
Watch Fool (If You Think It's Over) [HD Upgrade] music video by Chris Rea
Fool (If You Think It's Over) [HD Upgrade]
Chris Rea

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A highly regarded blues rocker, slide guitarist and husky balladeer.
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About Chris Rea

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Hometown
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Born
March 4, 1951
Genre
Rock
Singer-songwriter Chris Rea, inspired by blues legend Charley Patton, taught himself to play slide guitar while working at his father’s ice cream shop in Middlesbrough, England. ∙ After stints with the bands Magdalene and Beautiful Losers, he landed a solo deal with Magnet Records, which paired him with Elton John producer Gus Dudgeon for his first two albums. ∙ Rea’s 1978 debut, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?, produced the Top 20 hit “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist. ∙ He originally intended to give his 1988 song “Driving Home for Christmas” to Van Morrison, but he wound up recording it himself and scoring a massive UK holiday hit. ∙ In 1989, The Road to Hell topped the charts in the UK and Germany, while also reaching the Top 10 in Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. ∙ An avid auto racing fan and collector of sports cars, Rea featured a painting of his prized Caterham 7 on the cover of his multiplatinum 1991 album, Auberge. ∙ He has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide.
Chris Rea has also released music as a member of Willie & The Poor Boys.
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