KING OF THE BEACH, the album from Chris Rea, features the title single and "Still Beautiful." Released October 2, 2000.
It's one of his best albums and is a return to form after the film soundtrack La Passione and the more electronic sounds of The Road to Hell Part 2. Written primarily during a vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands, it's replete with lots of beach and summer imagery in the titles ("King of the Beach," "All Summer Long," "Sandwriting," "Sail Away") as well as the lyrics, which were originally written as poems. A remix of "All Summer Long" was a big dance hit in Ibiza and other Mediterranean hot spots. A good album for a summer day, with a soulful mellowness flowing through the tracks. ~ Rob Caldwell.
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
I see a million torn up moments
of the rarest happiness
Each one a dancing snowflake
A piece of memory
It's the ghost of days gone by
Lay them tight across this old town
In the silence of your smiling face
You move to me
And you are still beautiful
You are still beautiful
In this cold white night
Still shining bright
Still beautiful
Regrets the cold wind that I know
and it will not let me be
and hopes your smiling face
can still can set me free
And you are still beautiful
You are still beautiful
In this cold white night
Still shining bright
Still beautiful..
Средь моментов верениц-
Счастья редкостных страниц,
Каждый- как снежинок танец,
Как кусочек памяти.
В дымке тех ушедших дней,
Что прошли в том старом городе,
С тихим взглядом из- под ресниц
Ты с улыбкою идёшь ко мне.
И ты всё ещё красива,
Ты всё ещё красива,
В холоде белой ночи
Ты сверкаешь ярче прочих,
Всё ещё красива.
Холодный ветер- сожалею,
И не позволит он мне быть.
Твоя улыбка- я так верю
Даст шанс меня освободить.
И ты всё ещё красива,
Ты всё ещё красива,
В холоде белой ночи
Ты сверкаешь ярче прочих,
Всё ещё красива.
Dedicated to my precious and beautiful one!
You are the one with which I want to grow old...
Lots of people do not like growing old. Trust me, many people do not get the opportunity!!!
This video has been published with absolute respect and admiration to Chris Rea's music !
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