Chris Rea – Auberge (1991) CD Album

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Chris Rea – Auberge (1991)Auberge is the thirteenth studio album by Chris Rea, released in February 1991 on EastWest Records and produced by Rea himself. Born in Middlesbrough to a n Italian father, Rea's music has always drawn on a dual cultural inheritance — the blues and rock traditions of the north of England combined with the warmth, melody and Mediterranean atmosphere of his Italian roots — and Auberge is the fullest and most successful expression of that synthesis. The album debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and became the biggest-selling album of his career, selling over 2 million copies worldwide. The seven-minute title track — a slow-building, atmospheric blues-rock epic — is widely regarded as one of the finest songs Rea has written, and its combination of his distinctive slide guitar work, a brooding, cinematic arrangement and a vocal of complete authority gives it a grandeur that few British rock songs of the era could match. The album's sound — warm, unhurried, suffused with Mediterranean light — makes it one of the most distinctive and immediately recognisable British rock albums of the early 1990s.Highlights Auberge — The album's defining moment and one of the great British rock epics of the 1990s; seven minutes and eighteen seconds of slow-building, slide guitar-driven blues-rock that moves from a quiet, atmospheric opening to a climax of real emotional and sonic force. Rea's vocal is completely assured and the production — spare, warm and cinematic — gives the song a timeless quality that has kept it on radio playlists for over three decades. Looking for the Summer — The album's most immediately accessible and melodically generous track; a warm, mid-tempo rock song with a lyric of nostalgic longing and a melody that captures the album's Mediterranean atmosphere at its most direct and appealing, and one of the most immediately replayable moments on the record. Gone Fishing — One of the album's most relaxed and atmospheric tracks; a gentle, blues-inflected song that showcases Rea's lighter touch and his ability to create a mood of complete ease and contentment, and one of the most charming and distinctive moments in his catalogue. Set Me Free — The album's most expansive and musically ambitious track after the title song; a nearly seven-minute blues-rock piece that gives Rea the opportunity to demonstrate his slide guitar playing at its most extended and expressive, and one of the album's most viscerally satisfying moments. Heaven — A warm, melodically rich mid-tempo track that showcases the album's more intimate and emotionally direct side; a beautifully constructed song with a lyric of simple romantic sincerity and a performance that captures Rea's voice at its most relaxed and appealing. CD Details Title: Auberge Artist: Chris Rea Year: 1991 Label: EastWest Records / Warner Music Producer: Chris Rea Format: CD Album Tracks: 11 Barcode: 090317569321 ConditionCondition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.Browse our full 1990s CD collection. You might also enjoy our Blu-ray titles or our Vinyl Records. Show more