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Hi Everybody

There are a few of us interested on this topic, so I'll get it started...

I personally am not familiar with the B sides of Chris Rea's earlier work and would like to have some sort of list of them. (I don't even know one to post it in here, but those of you who do, please do.)

In talking with Tina, Jim, and Thom, they came up with quite a few B songs.
Here are some of them:

PIGS MIGHT FLY
DON'T WANNA GO
SUNRISE
BABY PLEASE DON'T GO
TRUE LOVE
URBAN SAMARI
DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
TEACH ME TO DANCE
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
TRUE TO YOU
STRANGE DANCE
I SAW YOU COMING
SHE GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING
LET ME BE THE ONE
BITTER SWEET
DANCING SHOES
FROM LOVE TO LOVE
SMILE
SIERRA SIERRA
YA NO TE VEO NUNCA
VOY A VOLVERME LOCO
CLEVELAND CALLING
MIDNIGHT LOVE
BORN TO LOOSE
SO MUCH LOVE
DON'T LOOK BACK
LOOK OUT FOR ME
LETS DANCE
EVERYTIME IT RAINS
DANCING SHOES

I'm sure there are more songs out there, so please contribute your "two cents".
It would be really helpful to have them by album, single, year, etc. as many details as possible, and even better if someone happens to have an image or pix of them.

These are NOT bootlegs, these are real recordings done at different times.

Thanks!

Lily

Hello Lilly;

I know I have been telling this often last few years, but it is still true; I am working on a discography section for this site. This is due to include all releases I know of with scan of the cover (if available), tracklist, etc. I think I own somthing in the order of 75% of everything Chris has ever released (400 LP's, 500 7" singles, 250 cassettes, 75 VHS/DVD's, 750 CD's&singles, etc.) so together with the help of the international visitors it must be posible to make it nearly complete... As said, been working on it between other projects (e.g. tour-dates-database) for a long time, so it may take quite a while still, but eventually it 'll be there and then you can find all rare songs ever released (at least that is my - ambitious, I know - goal...)

Good Deal Bart! Can't wait.

Meanwhile, listing them here would be a good start, to see how much knowledge there really is out there about this topic...

(P.S. Did you get my e-mail? )

Lily

Hi,

I think

1975,
I Thought I was Going To Lose You,
We Dont Have a Problem,
That The Way It Goes,
Ruby Blue,
The Mans so Cool,
One Sweet and Tender Touch,
Melancholy,
The Van Stomp/Glasgow Horizon,
Early in The Morning,
If You Love Me Girl,
Dont Turn Away,
Yes I Do,
If You Chose To Go,
Se Sequi,
I am Taking The Day Out,
He Should Know Better,
Highway To The Sun,
And When She Smiles,
Hudsons Dream,
Six Up,
Before I Go,
There`s Only You,
Roadrunner,
Fascination,
If I Ever Break Free,
Members Only,
Hamburg/St Petesburg,
Ghostwriter,
If Anybody Asks You,
Mystery Man,
Nicolette,
Theme From Pantile Journals,
Von Trips,

can be added to your list.

Then you can add the different versions of the classic Chris Rea songs, like Josephine (dance, remix etc).

Then you can add the songs Chris played with the likes of David Knopfler, Snowy White, Deacon Blue etc.

There is a superb hidden back catalogue of Chris Rea music out there. Good Hunting.

Regards,

Peter S...

Well done Peter , saved me typing them !!!!
Lily , some of these songs are even better than the official album tracks , as are the early 12" remixes ,and as I have all these tracks on CD , let me know what you are looking for !!!!!!
( my daughter was in Georgia recently , she could have given them to you personally )
If you really want the originals, most of them turn up on ebay .

Hi Peter,

'Before I Go' was the theme tune to the film 'Parting Shots' which stared Chris Rea, could you tell me which singles B-side this song appears on?

Cheers.

mark hughes wrote:'Before I Go' was the theme tune to the film 'Parting Shots' which stared Chris Rea, could you tell me which singles B-side this song appears on?

As far as I know it was never put on an original release, just "in the film"

I've got Parting Shots. I want to extract the promo video of it and add it to my youtube, but I'm not sure how to do it. I would like to make a video of Before I Go, as well.

The sound quality for "Before I Go" it's pretty bad, even on a DVD, but the song itself it's beautiful. Wish they had released it separately...

Lily

lilybee wrote: Wish they had released it separately...

If I remember correctly there was a plan to do a "mini soundtrack" as some B-sides of a single, but that this was cancelled on the last moment... which is indeed very bad as it is a wonderful song!

Hi Peter,

Anyway you could put that list with the A sides, year, etc. ?

I know it's more work but it would show where they belong...

Same deal with Tina's list,

Thanks,

Lily.

'Three Little Green Candles' is another b-side not mentioned above. It's on the 'You Can Go Your Own Way' single.

Here are the ones I know of , but its late , so please feel free to add more !!! I have not put dates as they mostly came from albums and we can easily work out when they were released

A1 So much love (2'45")
B1 Born to lose (4'45")

A1 Fool (if you think it's over) (3'29")
B1 Midnight love (3'07")


A1 Voy a volverme loco (Fool (if you think it's over)) (4'19")
B1 Three angels (3'26")

A1 Diamonds (3'49")
B1 Cleveland calling (3'41")

A1 Raincoat and a rose (4'05")
B1 No qualifications (2'17")

A1 Tennis (3'59")
B1 If you really love me (3'09")


A1 Ya no te veo nunca mas (Since i don't see you anymore) (3'40")
B1 Dancing girls (4'02")


A1 Loving you (3'47")
B1 Let me be the one (3'40")


A1 Every beat of my heart (3'20")
B1 Don't look back (3'44")

A1 Let it loose (special extended re-mix) (5'45")
B1 Sierra sierra (5'38")
B2 Urban samurai (4'31")


A1 I can hear your heartbeat (special extended mix)
B1 From love to love (3'31")
B2 Friends across the water (3'45")


A1 Love's strange ways (3'36")
B1 Smile (3'27")

A1 I don't know what it is but i love it
B1 I don't know what it is but i love it (7" version)
B2 Mystery man

A1 Bombollini (6'10")
B1 Bombollini (excerpts from) (4'20")
B2 True love (3'40

A1 Touché d'amour (6'07")
B1 Touché d'amour (special remix) (3'20")
B2 Touché d'amour (instrumental) (3'4)
Special edition twelve inch medley

A1 Ace of hearts (special remix) (3'49")
B1 excerpts from 'i can hear your heartbeat'
live at montreaux jazz festival(7'00")

A1 Ace of hearts (6'34")
B1 I can hear your heartbeat (3'28")
B2 From love to love (3'31")
B3 True love (3'40")
B4 Smile (3'27")


A1 Stainsby girls (sax mix) (4'23")
A2 And when she smiles (3'12")
B1 Sunrise (3'13")
B2 Dancing shoes (3'37")
B3 September blue (3'54")

A1 Josephine (ext. version) (5'35")
A2 Josephine (7" version) (3'54")
B1 Hello friend (remix)(4'26")
B2 Everytime it rains (3'35)


A1 It's all gone (6'46)
A2 Crack that mould (4'41")
B1 Look out for me (3'46")
B2 Bless them all (2'28")
B3 Let's dance (3'34")

A1 On the beach (special extended mix) (6'03")
B1 If anybody asks you (mixed by david scavenger) (5'00")
B2 On the beach (special remix) (4'20")
One golden rule (live)

A1 Hello friend (re-record) (4'20")
B1 Driving home for christmas (4'34")
C1 It's all gone (live)
D1 Steel river (live)

01 Let's dance (3'52")
02 Let's dance (12" special remix) (6'03")
03 Josephine (extended french re-record) (5'35")
04 I don't care anymore (2'08")

01 que sera (3'38")
02 One sweet tender touch (4'41")
03 Let's dance (4'05")
04 Se sequi (5'03")
02 One sweet tender touch (4'41

01 On the beach (3'44")
02 I'm taking the day out (3'23")
03 It's all gone (live in montreux) (8'11")
04 September blue

A1 I can hear your heartbeat (extended mix)
B1 Giverny
B2 Loving you again (live)

01 working on it
02 Working on it (extended mix)
03 One golden rule
04 Stainsby girls

01 The road to hell (parts 1 & 2) (9'20")
02 Josephine (la version française) (5'37")
03 He should know better (4'35")

01 That's what they always say (remix)
02 That's what they always say (extended remix)
03 1975
04 Driving home for christmas


01 Texas (5'09")
02 Working on it (live) (6'35")
03 Let's dance (live) (7'36")


A1 Auberge (7'18")
B1 Hudson's dream (3'57")
B2 Every second counts (5'05")

A1 Heaven
B1 Theme from the pantile journals
B2 Teach me to dance

01 Looking for the summer (remix)
02 Six up
03 Urban samurai

01 Winter song
02 footprints in the snow
03 Set me free
04 True to you

01 Nothing to fear (9'10")
02 Daytona (live) (6'36")
03 On the beach (live) (4'30")

01 Nothing to fear (9'10")
02 The road to hell (live) (6'44")
03 Working on it (live) (6'31")
Strange dance (4'14")


01 God's great banana skin (remix) (4'16")
02 Just passing through (live) (6'09")
03 Footprints in the snow (live) (4'32")
04 Winter song (4'32")

01 God's great banana skin (remix) (4'16")
02 I saw you coming (4'30")
03 She's gonna change everything (4'46")
04 You must be evil (live) (4'47

01 Soft top, hard shoulder (4'30")
02 One fine day (4'04")
03 One sweet and tender touch (4'41")
04 sierra, sierra (4'13")


01 Soft top, hard shoulder (4'30")
02 Melancholy (1'40")
03 The van stomp/glasgow horizon (2'50")
04 soft top, hard shoulder (half time version) (2'25")

01 Too much pride (new version) (4'10")
02 Nothing to fear (live) (7'13")
03 Soft top, hard shoulder (live) (8'20")

01 Too much pride (new version) (4'10")
02 Munich 1993: improvised introduction (live) (3'00")
03 On the beach (live) (9'40")
04 Gone fishing (live) (4'00

01 Julia (3'55")
02 I thought i was going to lose you (5'00")
03 Jordan 191 (4'02

01 Espresso logic (3'56")
02 We don't have a problem (3'55")
03 That's the way it goes (4'18")

A1 Espresso logic (club 4 life mix) (8'50")
B1 Espresso logic (double safe dub) (6'50")
B2 Espresso logic (dream on) (8'45")
C1 Espresso logic (s'not on) (8'50")
D1 Espresso logic (on song) (8'05")
D2 Espresso logic (global freeze dried) (7'55")

01 You can go your own way (3'55")
02 Ruby blue (4'49")
03 Three little green candles (3'40")

01 Girl in a sportscar (3'57")
02 'Disco' la passione (adam and gielen 7" mix) (3'32")
03 'Disco' la passione (adam and gielen 12" mix) (5'22")

01 The blue cafe (radio edit) (3'58")
02 Schimanski and mandel theme (2'32")
03 Nicolette (1'33")
04 The blue cafe (album version) (4'33")

01 Square peg, round hole (3'56")
02 Square peg, round hole (front room demo) (4'00")
03 Square peg, round hole (drum & bass mix) (4'30")
04 The man's so cool (4'10")

01 Sweet summer day (remix) (3'52")
02 Sweet summer day (4'43")
03 Sweet summer day (ibiza remix) (6'41")

lies become the truth( Bonus track on best of )

01 New times square (joe's radio edit) (4'29")
02 New times square (extended radio edit) (6'13")
03 New times square (manhattan remix) (3'59")
04 New times square (trance mix) (5'16")
05 Hamburg - st. petersburg (4'32")

Can't get through (k beat brothers remix) ( 3'54") (promo)
The way you look tonight - Bonus track on Road to hell Part II
Be My Friend - Bonus track on Road to hell Part II

01 All summer long (radio edit) (3'30")
02 All summer long (José padilla & dj pippi remix edit) (3'50)
03 All summer long (katcha remix) (7'25")
04 All summer long (José padilla & dj pippi remix) (8'24")
05 Tamatave (5'17")

01 Who do you love (radio edit) (3'07")
02 Mississippi (4'29")
03 There's only you (non album bonus track) (3'40")

Saudade part 1 & 2 (tribute to ayrton senna) - ( Bonus track on best of


Japan - Snow
01 Driving home for christmas (4'36")
02 Josephine (extended french re-record) (5'37")
03 Look out for me (3'45")
04 If anybody asks you (5'03")
05 It's all gone (live) (8'10")
06 Steel river (live) (7'57")

Japan - ing....
01 Josephine (la version française)
02 That's what they always say
03 The road to hell (part II)
04 1975
05 Yes I do
06 I'm taking the day out
07 Loving you again (live version

That's all Alan? he he

Wow, you went all the way with your list, Thanks!

Well, all I can say is that... I'M MISSING A BUNCH OF SONGS!

I love from Love to Love, and I have a scratchy version of it.

Do you actually have some of these, and maybe you can scan the images?
(Now that's a lot of work!)

Lily

Got them all - and on cd - will find a wat to scan them

Hi Everyone,
I knew Chris had a LOT of B sides and now I have found more.I knew I didn't have them all and thanks Peter for your list.The amount of these songs available makes me dizzy and the next question is how to get them.I think I will be spending a lot time around E bay in the next few months to see if I can get the last of them.Your are correct when you say about Chris's back catalogue Peter and I wonder are they all still available somewhere.
Tina