If you like this torrent show some gratitude to site and please make a donation. By the time his fourth album was released, Rea's relationship with his record company had deteriorated to the extent that it was not even given a title but was simply called Chris Rea.ġ978 1978 Whatever Happened To Benny Santini?Ģ008 The Return Of The Fabulous Hofner BluenotesĢ011 Santo Spirito Blues (Deluxe Edition) (3 CD) Rea's second and third albums failed to provide further hit singles.
Rea has since spoken about the difficult working relationship he had at the time with Dudgeon who he felt 'smoothed out' the blues-influenced elements of his music in order to make it sound more like that of Elton John or Billy Joel.
Another cover of "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" by Kenny Craddock was used as the theme tune for BBC sitcom Joking Apart.ĭudgeon went on to produce Rea's next album Deltics. It was also the first record played by Radio Caroline after a long period off the air. The singer Elkie Brooks enjoyed greater success with the song in 1982 when she charted her cover version at No.17. Like most of Rea's early singles, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" failed to appear on the UK Singles Chart on its first release and only reached No.30 when re-released in late 1978 to capitalise on its US achievement. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" was nominated for a Song of the Year Grammy, losing out to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are". The first single taken from the album, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", was Rea's biggest hit in the US, peaking at No.12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No.1 on the Adult Contemporary Singles chart. The title of the album was a reference to "Benjamin Santini", the stage name that Rea's record label suggested he should adopt. It was released in June 1978 and produced by Elton John's music producer Gus Dudgeon. Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? was Rea's debut album. In 1977 he performed on Hank Marvin's album The Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate and also guested on Catherine Howe's EP The Truth of the Matter. Rea then went on to form the band Beautiful Losers which he left when he secured a solo recording deal with Magnet Records and released his first single entitled "So Much Love" in 1974. In 1973 he joined the Middlesbrough band Magdalene, replacing David Coverdale who later created Whitesnake. It was at the comparatively late age of 22 that Rea bought his first guitar and began his musical career, inspired by the music of Joe Walsh and Ry Cooder.Ī natural left-hander, Rea nevertheless learned to play the guitar right-handed. Rea was born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of ice cream producer Camillo Rea who together with his brother Gaetano owned an ice cream factory and ran 21 cafés.Īfter leaving school Rea worked in casual labouring jobs, including working in his father's ice cream business. Pop/soft/blues rock from the United Kingdom, full-length discography of twenty four albums released between 19. Chris Rea - Full-Length Discography (1978-2011)
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