Espresso Logic

Espresso Logic is the thirteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1993. The US edition of the album has a significantly different track listing to other editions, as it also features two songs ("God's Great Banana Skin" and "Miles Is A Cigarette") from Rea's previous album, God's Great Banana Skin (not released in the US), along with "If You Were Me", a track recorded with Elton John for his 1993 Duets release. The cover art of the US edition is the same as the UK single "Espresso Logic". The song "Julia" was dedicated to his daughter Julia Christina, who was 4 years old at the time of the release of the album.

Not to be confused with Espresso heuristic logic minimizer.

Espresso Logic
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	3 November 1993 (UK) 8 March 1994 (US)
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	48:07 (original release) 53:21 (US edition)
Label	East West
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
God's Great Banana Skin (1992) Espresso Logic (1993) The Best of Chris Rea (1994)
Music video
"Julia (1993)" on YouTube

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Rea.

European track listing

1. "Espresso Logic" - 6:54
2. "Red" - 5:26
3. "Soup of the Day" - 3:45
4. "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" - 6:35
5. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - 4:50
6. "Julia" - 3:55
7. "Summer Love" - 4:07
8. "New Way" - 3:30
9. "Stop" - 5:10
10. "She Closed Her Eyes" - 3:55

US track listing

1. "Espresso Logic" - 6:53
2. "Julia" - 3:54
3. "Soup of the Day" - 3:46
4. "If You Were Me" (duet with Elton John) - 4:20
5. "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" - 6:34
6. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - 4:49
7. "God's Great Banana Skin" - 5:18
8. "Miles Is a Cigarette" - 4:21
9. "Summer Love" - 4:04
10. "Red" - 5:26
11. "She Closed Her Eyes" - 3:56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[2]	Gold	250,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[3]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

• Chris Rea – vocals, guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar, organ
• Robert Ahwai – guitar
• Max Middleton – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Sylvin Marc – bass
• Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
• Andy Fairweather-Low – handclaps
• Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipes
• Pete Beachill – trombone
• Dave Stewart – trombone
• Elton John – vocals
• Val Chalmers – backing vocals
• Linda Taylor – backing vocals
• Emma Whittle – backing vocals

Production

• Chris Rea – producer, sleeve concept
• Neil Amor – engineer
• Stuart Epps – engineer
• Paul Mortimer – engineer
• Simon Wall – assistant engineer
• Tommy Willis – guitar technician
• Willie Grimston – coordination
• Stylorogue – artwork
• Stephen Sandon – sleeve photography
• Jim Beach – management
• Paul Lilly – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Mill (Berkshire, England).
• Mixed at Outside Studios (Oxfordshire, England).

Notes

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r193635
2. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'Espresso Logic')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
3. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – Espresso Logic". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Espresso Logic in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.