The Best of Chris Rea: New Light Through Old Windows

by Chris Rea

The Best of Chris Rea: New Light Through Old Windows cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: October 1988
  • Label: Magnet
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:52:41
  • Community rating: 3.04/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rather than a standard greatest hits package, the husky-voiced British songwriter opted to completely re-record and update his classic material for this compilation. The newly polished, adult contemporary arrangements breathe fresh, soft-rock energy into staples like 'Fool (If You Think It's Over)' and 'On the Beach'. The release proved immensely popular, serving as a perfect mid-career retrospective.

Genres

Descriptors: Christmas

Tracklist

  1. Let's Dance (4:16)
  2. Working on It (4:26)
  3. Ace of Hearts (4:54)
  4. Josephine (4:36)
  5. Candles (4:44)
  6. On the Beach (6:52)
  7. Fool (If You Think It's Over) (4:06)
  8. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (3:26)
  9. Shamrock Diaries (4:15)
  10. Stainsby Girls (4:08)
  11. Windy Town (4:06)
  12. Driving Home for Christmas (4:02)
  13. Steel River (6:48)
  14. Let's Dance - Instrumental (4:16)
  15. Working on It - Instrumental (4:26)
  16. Ace of Hearts - Instrumental (4:54)
  17. Josephine - Instrumental (4:36)
  18. On the Beach - Instrumental (6:52)
  19. Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Instrumental (4:06)
  20. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat - Instrumental (3:26)
  21. Shamrock Diaries - Instrumental (4:15)
  22. Windy Town - Instrumental (4:06)
  23. Driving Home for Christmas - Instrumental (4:01)
  24. Steel River - Instrumental (6:48)

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