Chris Rea

Chris Rea

blues rock classic rock soft rock singer-songwriter

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About Chris Rea

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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Top Tracks

1

Driving Home for Christmas

3.4M plays

2

Driving Home for Christmas - 2019 Remaster

759.3K plays

3

Josephine

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4

On the Beach

654.1K plays

5

Looking for the Summer

657.7K plays

6

Fool (If You Think It's Over)

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Auberge

302.5K plays

8

I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

278.3K plays

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Let's Dance

232.8K plays

10

The Road to Hell

306.1K plays

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