King of the Beach (Chris Rea album)

King of the Beach
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	October 2, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	59:51
Label	East West
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
The Road to Hell: Part 2 (1999)The Road to Hell: Part 21999 King of the Beach (2000) The Very Best of Chris Rea (2001)The Very Best of Chris Rea2001

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King of the Beach is the sixteenth studio album by Chris Rea, released in 2000.

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

1. "King of the Beach" - 5:00
2. "All Summer Long" - 5:14
3. "Sail Away" - 4:48
4. "Still Beautiful" - 4:10
5. "The Bones of Angels" - 4:15
6. "Guitar Street" - 4:42
7. "Who Do You Love" - 4:52
8. "The Memory of a Good Friend" - 3:55
9. "Sandwriting" - 5:08
10. "Tamatave" - 5:17
11. "God Gave Me an Angel" - 2:59
12. "Waiting for a Blue Sky" - 5:02
13. "Mississippi" - 4:29

Track 13 is a bonus track on the UK edition of the album.

Personnel

• Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, Hammond organ, drum programming, producer
• Max Middleton - Rhodes piano
• Pete Wingfield - Hammond organ
• Martin Ditcham - drums, percussion
• Julie Isaac - backing vocals
• Debbie Longworth - backing vocals
• Neil Amor - engineer
• Arun Chakraverty - mastering
• Tommy Willis - coordination
• John Knowles - management
• Peacock - design, illustrations
• John Miller - cover painting

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart	34