''God's Great Banana Skin'' is the twelfth studio album by British singer-songwriter

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, released in 1992. The album was not released in the United States, though some tracks later appeared on the US release of Rea's following album '' Espresso Logic''. The single " Nothing To Fear" reached number 16 in the

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, and its music video was filmed in Morocco. The album reached number 4 in the

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in 1992. The song "Too Much Pride" was featured in the 1993 erotic thriller, ''

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''.

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "In the snug world of centrally-heated adult rock, Chris Rea offers a reminder that he plays a handy slide-guitar, and creates chunky chordscapes which perfectly complement the gravelly rasp of his voice."

Track listing

All songs by

. # " Nothing to Fear" – 9:10 # "Miles Is a Cigarette" – 4:15 # " God's Great Banana Skin" – 5:15 # "90's Blues" – 5:10 # "Too Much Pride" – 4:25 # "Boom Boom" – 5:10 # "I Ain't the Fool" – 4:00 # "There She Goes" – 4:35 # "I'm Ready" – 4:50 # "Black Dog" – 4:10 # " Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" – 4:30

Personnel

– vocals, guitars * Robert Ahwai – guitars *

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– acoustic piano, keyboards * Sylvin Marc – bass *

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– drums, percussion * Val Chalmers – backing vocals * Emma Whittle – backing vocals

Production

* Chris Rea – producer * Neil Amor – engineer * Phillipe Garcia – assistant engineer * Simon Wall – assistant engineer * Tommy Willis – guitar technician * Chris Welch – illustrations * Paul Lilly – management Studios * Recorded at Studio Miraval (Le Var, France) * Mixed at The Mill (Berkshire, England)

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References

1992 albums Chris Rea albums East West Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub