Chris Rea
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1951-03-04 in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
- Died: 2025-12-22
- Active: 1973–2025
Biography
Christopher Anton Rea (4 March 1951 – 22 December 2025) was an English rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was known for his distinctive raspy voice and his use of slide guitar. Over the course of his career, Rea released 25 studio albums, including two that reached number one on the UK Albums Chart: "The Road to Hell" (1989) and its follow-up "Auberge" (1991). He achieved his first UK Top 10 single with "The Road to Hell (Part 2)", having already established a substantial following across mainland Europe.
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Chris Rea Discography
- Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978) - Album - rated 3.22/5
- Tennis (1980) - Album - rated 2.69/5
- Water Sign (1983) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- Wired to the Moon (1984) - Album - rated 2.75/5
- Shamrock Diaries (1985) - Album - rated 3.3/5
- On the Beach (1986) - Album - rated 3.3/5
- Dancing With Strangers (1987) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- The Best of Chris Rea: New Light Through Old Windows (1988) - Compilation - rated 3.04/5
- The Road to Hell (1989) - Album - rated 3.32/5
- Auberge (1991) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- The Blue Cafe (1998) - Album
- The Road to Hell Part 2 (1999) - Album - rated 2.44/5
- King of the Beach (2000) - Album - rated 3.05/5
- The Very Best of Chris Rea (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.56/5
- Dancing Down the Stony Road (2002) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- (Blue Guitars) (2005) - Album - rated 3.62/5