The Very Best of Chris Rea

The Very Best of Chris Rea
Greatest hits album by
Chris Rea
ReleasedNovember 2001
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
LabelEast West
ProducerChris Rea / various
Chris Rea chronology
King of the Beach
(2000) 		The Very Best of Chris Rea
(2001) 		Dancing Down the Stony Road
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]

The Very Best of Chris Rea is the third compilation album by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 2001. The last track, "Saudade", was originally written and recorded in 1994 as a tribute to the Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna who died in a crash at Imola on 1 May that year. In Portuguese, the word saudade roughly means the feeling, emotions and euphoria of a certain moment in time.[2] This album reached number 69 on the UK Albums Chart,[3] and was certified Gold by the BPI in 2004.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" – 4:32
  2. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:05
  3. "Let's Dance" – 4:15
  4. "You Can Go Your Own Way" – 3:56
  5. "Julia" – 3:55
  6. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
  7. "Tell Me There's a Heaven" – 6:02
  8. "Josephine" – 3:36
  9. "Steel River" – 6:11
  10. "On the Beach" – 6:50
  11. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:23
  12. "All Summer Long" – 3:33
  13. "The Blue Cafe" – 4:47
  14. "Auberge" – 4:44
  15. "Driving Home for Christmas" – 4:01
  16. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:30
  17. "Saudade, Pt. 1 and 2" – 6:49

Charts

Chart performance for The Very Best of Chris Rea
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 27
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 60
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 69
Chart performance for The Very Best of Chris Rea
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 40

Certifications

Certifications for The Very Best of Chris Rea
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[10] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ The Very Best of Chris Rea at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Alexander Cordas (19 November 2001). "Barockes Gitarrengeklimper mit unverwechselbarer Stimme". laut.de (in German). LAUT AG. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Very Best of Chris Rea". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022. Select albums in the Formats field. Type The Very Best of Chris Rea Chris Rea in the "Search:" field.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Chris Rea: Very Best" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris Rea – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  10. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2014". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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