''The Best of Chris Rea'' is the second compilation 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 1994. The album contains 15 previously released songs plus two new tracks, "You Can Go Your Own Way" and "Three Little Green Candles" (the former of which was released as a single to promote the album, with the latter as a B-side). The collection notably omits Rea's 1988
Christmas
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Driving Home for Christmas
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". The song "If You Were Me" is a duet between Rea and
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, originally released on John's ''
Duets
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'' album in 1993.
Track listing
All tracks written by
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 ...
"You Can Go Your Own Way" and a re-released "
Tell Me There's a Heaven
"Tell Me There's a Heaven" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1990 as the third single from his tenth studio album ''The Road to Hell'' (1989). It was written by Rea and produced by Rea and Jon Kelly. "Tell Me There's a H ...
" were released as singles in late 1994 to promote this album.
"Three Little Green Candles" is a bonus track which was released slightly earlier on the "You Can Go Your Own Way" single.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Chris Rea compilation albums
1994 compilation albums
East West Records compilation albums
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