On the Beach (Chris Rea album)

On the Beach is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1986. It reached No. 11 in the UK Albums Chart.

On the Beach
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1 April 1986
Genre	Rock, soft rock, adult contemporary
Length	48:40 (LP) 59:58 (CD)
Label	Geffen (US) Magnet (Rest of the World)
Producer	Chris Rea, David Richards
Chris Rea chronology
Shamrock Diaries (1985) On the Beach (1986) Dancing with Strangers (1987)
Singles from On the Beach
"On the Beach" Released: May 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Rea.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On the Beach"	5:04
2.	"Little Blonde Plaits"	4:17
3.	"Giverny"	5:39
4.	"Lucky Day"	3:57
5.	"Just Passing Through"	5:20
6.	"It's All Gone"	7:28
7.	"Hello Friend"	4:19
8.	"Two Roads"	3:44
9.	"Light of Hope"	4:34
10.	"Auf Immer und Ewig"	4:11
11.	"Freeway"	4:12
12.	"Bless Them All"	2:30
13.	"Crack That Mould"	4:34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[2]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[3]	Gold	250,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[4]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Platinum	300,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

• Chris Rea – vocals, guitars, slide guitar, keyboards, acoustic piano, fretless bass
• Max Middleton – acoustic piano, Rhodes, synthesizers
• Kevin Leach – keyboards
• Robert Awhai – guitars
• Eoghan O'Neill – bass guitar
• Dave Mattacks – drums
• Adrian Rea – drums
• Martin Ditcham – percussion

Production

• Chris Rea – producer
• David Richards – producer, mixing
• Stewart Eales – recording engineer
• Stylorouge – sleeve design
• Ekkeheart Gurlitt – photography
• Francoise La Port – photography
• Jim Beach – management
• Paul Lilly – management

Studios

• Recorded at Anderburr Recording Studios (Bray, England).
• Mixed at Mountain Studios (Montreux, Switzerland).

Singles

1. "It's All Gone" b/w "Crack That Mould", "Look Out For Me", "Bless Them All", "Let's Dance" (original version)
2. "On the Beach" b/w "On the Beach (special remix)", "If Anybody Asks You", "One golden rule" (live), "Midnight blue"
3. "Hello Friend" (re-recording) b/w "Driving Home for Christmas" (original version), "It's All Gone" (live), "Steel River"

References

1. Caldwell, Rob. "On the Beach review". Allmusic.
2. "French album certifications – Chris Rea – On the Beach" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
3. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'On the Beach')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
4. "Dutch album certifications – Chris Rea – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 6 December 2018. Enter On the Beach in the "Artiest of titel" box.
5. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – On the Beach". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type On the Beach in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.