Ñáîðíèê ïåñåí Chris Rea “The Very Best Of”

Ïîæàëóé, ñàìûé óâàæàåìûé è ëþáèìûé ãèòàðèñò-èñïîëíèòåëü, ÷üè àëüáîìû ðàçîøëèñü ïî ìèðó òèðàæîì áîëåå 22 ìèëëèîíîâ êîïèé, ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñâîèì ïîêëîííèêàì íîâóþ «ìóçûêàëüíóþ êîëëåêöèþ», â êîòîðóþ âîøëè òàêèå õèòû ìàñòåðà (äàâíî ñòàâøèå ìèðîâîé êëàññèêîé), êàê ‘The Road To Hell’, ‘Josephine’, ‘You Can Go Your Own Way’, ‘All Summer Long’, ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ è äðóãèå. Ñïåöèàëüíî äëÿ ýòîãî àëüáîìà ìóçûêàíò çàïèñàë íîâóþ âåðñèÿ õèòà “Josephine 2001” è î÷åíü ãðóñòíûé íîâûé òðýê – òðèáüþò ïîãèáøåìó ãîíùèêó Àýðòîíó Ñåííå - “Saudade”.

Ñâîþ ïåðâóþ ïëàñòèíêó Êðèñ Ðè âûïóñòèë â äàëåêîì 1978-ì – äåáþòíûé àëüáîì íàçûâàëñÿ “Whatever Happened To Benny Santini”, êîòîðûé âûñòðåëèë ñèíãëîì ‘Fool (If You Think It’s Over)’, ïðîãðåìåâøèì ïî îáåèì ñòîðîíàì Àòëàíòèêè. Àëüáîìû “Water Sign” (1983), “Shamrock Diaries” (1985), “On The Beach” (1986) è “Dancing With Strangers” (1987) ïðèíåñëè Êðèñó óñïåõ âî âñåé Åâðîïå, áëàãîäàðÿ òàêèì ñèíãëàì êàê ‘I Can Hear Your Heart Beat’, ‘Stainsby Girls’, ‘Steel River’, ‘Josephine’, ‘On The Beach’ è ‘Let’s Dance’.  1989 Êðèñ Ðè âîçãëàâèë áðèòàíñêèé “Album Char”t ñ ïëàñòèíêîé “The Road To Hell” è âîøåë â âîøåë â “Single Top 10” ñ ïåñíÿìè “The Road To Hell” è ‘Tell Me There’s A Heaven’. Òî æå ñëó÷èëîñü è â 1991 ãîäó ñ ïëàñòèíêîé (è îäíîèìåííûì ñèíãëîì) “Auberge”, ðàçîøåäøåéñÿ ìèëëèîííûì òèðàæîì. Çà ñëåäóþùèå 2 ãîäà â ”Top 10” ïîáûâàëè åùå äâà ñèíãëà ‘Nothing To Fear’ è ‘Julia’ (ñ àëüáîìîâ “God’s Great Banana Skin” (1992) è “Espresso Logic” (1993) ñîîòîâåòñòâåííî).  2000 ãîäó Êðèñ Ðè âåðíóëñÿ ñî ñâîèì 19-ì ïî ñ÷åòó àëüáîìîì (îáëàñêàííûé êðèòèêàìè) “King Of The Beach”. Ñèíãë ‘All Summer Long’ ñòàë ôàêòè÷åñêè ãèìíîì Èáèöû ïîñëå òîãî, êàê «îòåö» chill-out ìóçûêè José Padilla ïðåäëîæèë ñäåëàòü ðåìèêñ…

Ðîññèéñêèé ðåëèç àëüáîìà “CHRIS REA The Very Best Of” ñîñòîèòñÿ 21 íîÿáðÿ ïðè ïîääåðæêå ðàäèî “Europa Plus”.

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