Excellent and First-Ever Career-Spanning Collection
Bill Anthony | North Texas United States | 01/22/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First of all, the mastering here is excellent throughout. And, almost every big hit is here,
with almost every album represented, from Rea's late-70's debut to his latest recordings.
The track listing does not include dates or album sources, and there are no liner notes
or mastering and producer credits.
My only complaint is that on the pre-1988 songs, the 1988 re-recordings are used, unless
one was not made. So, we get the original hit recordings of "Diamonds" (1979) and "Loving You" (1982),
but we get the 1988 re-make of "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" instead of the original 1978 hit.
The 1988 re-recordings (6 are included here), made for NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS- THE BEST OF CHRIS REA,
have been re-used on several compilations over the years. This would have been a perfect
collection for fans and collectors if they had used the original hit versions on those 6 cuts.
Chris Rea has done 24 studio albums, and released about 60 singles, so this doesn't get them
all, but it's got 32 of his biggest and best, and 2 new songs as well.
TRACK LISTING DETAILS for Still So Far To Go...The Best Of Chris Rea (2009)
Fool (If You Think It's Over) (1988 re-recording)
---(original on Whatever Happened To Benny Santini - 1978)
On The Beach (1988 re-recording) (original on On The Beach - 1986)
Let's Dance (1988 re-recording) (original on Dancing With Strangers - 1987)
Diamonds (single edit) (from Deltics - 1979)
Loving You (from Chris Rea - 1982)
I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (1988 re-recording) (original on Water Sign - 1983)
I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It (from Wired To The Moon - 1984)
Stainsby Girls (1988 re-recording) (original from Shamrock Diaries - 1985)
Josephine (1988 re-recording) (original from Shamrock Diaries - 1985)
It's All Gone (from On The Beach - 1986)
Loving You Again (from Dancing With Strangers - 1987)
Joys Of Christmas (from Dancing With Strangers - 1987)
Driving Home For Christmas (from New Light Through Old Windows - 1988)
Working On It (from New Light Through Old Windows - 1988)
Tell Me There's A Heaven (from The Road To Hell - 1989)
Heaven (from Auberge - 1990)
Looking For The Summer (from Auberge - 1990)
Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go (NEW SONG - 2009 - released as new single)
The Road To Hell - Part 2 (from The Road To Hell - 1989)
Auberge (from Auberge - 1991)
Winter Song (from a single - 1991 , and later added to Auberge)
Nothing To Fear (from God's Great Banana Skin - 1992)
God's Great Banana Skin (from God's Great Banana Skin - 1992)
Julia (from Espresso Logic - 1993)
You Can Go Your Own Way (from The Best Of Chris Rea - 1994)
When The Grey Skies Turn To Blue (from La Passione - 1996)
The Blue Café (from The Blue Café - 1998)
New Times Square (from The Road To Hell: Part 2 - 1999)
Stony Road (from Dancing Down The Stony Road - 2002)
Easy Rider (from Dancing Down The Stony Road - 2002)
Blue Street (from Blue Street (Five Guitars) - 2003)
Somewhere Between Highway 61 & 49 (from Blue Guitars - 2005)
The Shadow Of A Fool (from The Return Of The Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes - 2008)
Valentino (NEW SONG -2009)
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Track Listings (18) - Disc #1