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Chris Rea - Tennis Audio CD

A fair review of the Chris Rea "Tennis" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Chris Rea reviews here, or go back to the Chris Rea tabs.

Band: Chris Rea Title: Tennis Rating: Release Date: 1992-07-29 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Tennis 2: Sweet Kiss 3: Since I Don't See You Anymore 4: Dancing Girls 5: No Work Today 6: Every Time I See You Smile 7: For Ever and Ever 8: Good News 9: Friends Across the Water 10: Distant Summers 11: Only With You 12: Stick It

5 stars, not 4
Best vocals from his early albums, and he was still playing most of the instruments back then--a variety of guitars, pianos, synthesizers, and even accordion. Of course it's not top-40 stuff, so you have to like Chris Rea, but this is a fine album. Well-written material, too.

If you only have his newer stuff (Road to Hell through Stony Road), give this one a try.

Well-produced British pop-rock in the 10cc/David Essex vein.
This album was not promoted strongly by CBS when released, msking any copies of it extremely hard to find. TENNIS is easily the most diverse album of Chris Rea's career, combining the urban post- punk paranoia of the early '80s (the title cut) as well as breezy AM-style pop perfect for car cruisiing ("Dancing Girls"). Fortunately, its release on CD (long overdue, I must say) means true fans of this terrific artist can discover where the influences of later works (THE ROAD TO HELL, NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS) came from. This is a must for any collector of British pop- rock.

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