The Very Best of Chris Rea

The Very Best of Chris Rea is the third compilation album by 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. The word Saudade in Portuguese language roughly means the feeling, emotions and euphoria of a certain moment in time.[2] It reached #69 position in UK album charts,[3] and was certified Gold by BPI in 2004,[4] while Platinum by IFPI Austria in 2000.[5]

The Very Best of Chris Rea
Greatest hits album by Chris Rea
Released	November 2001
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Label	East West
Producer	Chris 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
laut.de	[2]

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

References

1. The Very Best of Chris Rea at AllMusic
2. Alexander Cordas (19 November 2001). "Barockes Gitarrengeklimper mit unverwechselbarer Stimme". laut.de (in German). LAUT AG. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
3. "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
4. "Chris Rea - Very Best Of". BPI. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
5. "Chris Rea IFPI Austria certification list". IFPI Austria. Retrieved 13 December 2017.