The Blue Cafe

The Blue Cafe is the fourteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1998. The singles released for the album were The Blue cafe, Thinking of You, Sweet summer day and Square Peg, Round Hole. There was also a Japanese version with three bonus tracks, Kyoto Blue, Ameno Nakano Kiirono Herumetto, and On The Beach. The Album reached #10 In the UK Charts.

The Blue Cafe
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	February, 1998
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	53:00
Label	East West
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
La Passione (1996) The Blue Cafe (1998) The Road to Hell: Part 2 (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

1. "Square Peg, Round Hole" - 3:58
2. "Miss Your Kiss" - 4:05
3. "Shadows of the Big Man" - 4:49
4. "Where Do We Go from Here?" - 4:32
5. "Since I Found You" - 4:37
6. "Thinking of You" - 3:31
7. "As Long as I Have Your Love" - 4:44
8. "Anyone Quite Like You" - 4:49
9. "Sweet Summer Day" - 4:45
10. "Stick by You" - 4:05
11. "I'm Still Holding On" - 4:55
12. "The Blue Cafe" - 4:49
13. Kyoto Blue - 4:44
14. Ameno Nakano Kiirono Herumetto - 4:12
15. On The Beach - 5:03

Tracks 13,14 and 15 are bonus tracks on the Japanese edition of the album.

Personnel

• Chris Rea – vocals, guitars
• Max Middleton – keyboards
• Sylvin Marc – bass
• Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion

Production

• Chris Rea – producer
• Frédéric Blanc-Garin – engineer
• Ian Cooper – mastering
• Tommy Willis — guitar and amplifer technician
• John Carver – art direction
• Insect – design, artwork
• Brian R. Brown – photography
• Terry O'Neill – cover photography
• Jim Beach – management

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[1]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[2]	Gold	25,000[2]
Poland (ZPAV)[3]	Gold	50,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[4]	Silver	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
2. "Chris Rea" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
3. "Polish album certifications – Chris Rea – The Blue Cafe" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
4. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Blue Cafe". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Blue Cafe in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.