''Tennis'' is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter
Chris Rea
Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, fie ...
, released in 1980.
Track listing
All words and music by Chris Rea
# "Tennis" - 5:18
# "Sweet Kiss" - 4:33
# "Since I Don't See You Anymore" - 3:41
# "Dancing Girls" - 4:02
# "No Work Today" (instrumental) - 2:33
# "Every Time I See You Smile" - 6:18
# "For Ever And Ever" - 4:09
# "Good News" - 3:54
# "Friends Across the Water" (instrumental) - 3:45
# "Distant Summers" - 2:10
# "Only With You" - 3:42
# "Stick It" - 5:19
Personnel
* Chris Rea – lead and backing vocals, grand piano, keyboards, lead guitars,
slide guitar
Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...
, arrangements
* Graham Watson – keyboards, synthesizers,
accordion
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* Dave Burton – guitars
* Mick Hutchinson – Fender bass
* Norman Nosebait – drums
* Mark Rea – percussion
* Geoff Driscoll – "every type" of saxophones
*
Raphael Ravenscroft
Raphael Ravenscroft (4 June 1954 – 19 October 2014) was a British musician, composer and author. He is best known for playing the saxophone on Gerry Rafferty's song "Baker Street".
Early life
While his place of birth is disputed, the En ...
– saxophones, brass arrangements
* Raúl Gonzáles – trombone, bass trombone
* Lee Thornburg – trumpet, brass arrangements
* Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals
* George Chandler – backing vocals
*
Stuart Epps – backing vocals
* Watsoni – backing vocals
*
Pete Wingfield
William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.
Career
Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...
– backing vocals
Production
* Chris Rea – producer
* Barry Hammond – engineer, mixing
* Hothouse – artwork
* David Magnus – inner sleeve photography
*
Jim Beach
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– management
* John McCoy – management
* Pendulum Management Ltd. – management company
* Recorded at
Chipping Norton Recording Studios
Chipping Norton Recording Studios was a residential recording studio in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, which operated from 1971 until October 1999.
The studios were created by Mike and Richard Vernon as the in-house studio for Mike Ver ...
(Oxfordshire, England, UK).
Singles
# "Tennis" b/w "If You Really Love me"
# "Dancing Girls" b/w "Friends Across the Water"
References
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Chris Rea albums
1980 albums
Magnet Records albums