Auberge is an album by Chris Rea

Chris Rea

Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

, released in 1991. The album as well as the title song was mostly notable for the association of the Caterham Super Seven that he owned, in which he called it the "Blue Seven". That car appeared on the album cover, illustrated in oil

Oil painting

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 by renowned motoring artist Alan Fearnley. The album makes several reference to the car over several tracks, as well on the video of the title song and its cover illustration was used for its adverts. In 2005, Rea sold his car in an auction. Auberge was a #1 album in the UK in 1991. The title track also gave Rea one of his biggest chart hits, reaching #16 in the UK charts. The greatest hits have become the tracks: "You My Love", Looking for the Summer", and "Auberge".

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea

Chris Rea

Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

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1. "Auberge"
2. "Gone Fishing"
3. "You're Not A Number"
4. "Heaven"
5. "Set Me Free"
6. "Winter Song" (see note below)
7. "Red Shoes"
8. "Sing A Song Of Love To Me"
9. "Every Second Counts"
10. "Looking For The Summer"
11. "And You My Love"
12. "The Mention Of Your Name"

"Winter Song" did not appear on the initial album release; released as a stand-alone single in November 1991, it was included on some subsequent CD issues.

Personnel

• Chris Rea
  Chris Rea
  Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...
  
   - guitar, slide guitar, classical guitar, Hammond organ, harmonica
• Anthony Drennan - guitar, dobro
• Robert Ahwai - bass
• Max Middleton
  Max Middleton
  David Maxwell "Max" Middleton . He is an English composer and keyboardist and was originally a docker on the Liverpool docks. Middleton is known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Electric piano, the Minimoog synthesiser and his percussive playing style of the Hohner Clavinet...
  
   - piano, string arrangements
• Tim Sanders - tenor sax
• Simon Clarke - alto sax, baritone sax
• J. Neil Sidwell - trombone
• Rick Taylor - trombone
• Roddy Lorimer
  Roddy Lorimer
  Roddy Lorimer is a Scottish musician who has performed with a number of bands, including Blur, Gene, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Suede and The Waterboys. He is currently a member of the horn section Kick Horns....
  
   - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Paul Spong - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Nick Hitchens - tuba
• Martin Ditcham - percussion, drums
• Carol Kenyon
  Carol Kenyon
  Carol Kenyon , is a British singer. She was born c. 1959.Although primarily known as a session vocalist on many albums and singles by a variety of prominent artists, as well as in many concerts, Kenyon has also released several singles as a solo artist...
  
   - backing vocals
• Linda Taylor - backing vocals
• Gavyn Wright
  Gavyn Wright
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   - director
• The Kick Horns - horn arrangements
• Jon Kelly
  Jon Kelly
  Jon Kelly is a British music producer who has produced albums and singles for Chris Rea, The Damned, Kate Bush, Pele , The Beautiful South, Prefab Sprout, Deacon Blue, Heather Nova, The Levellers, Fish, Lynsey De Paul and Nolwenn Leroy.-References:...
  
   - producer
• John Mackswith
  John Mackswith
  John Anthony Mackswith is a British Sound engineer.Since the late 1960s, he has engineered the recordings of an array of notable performers at Landsdowne Studios & Utopia Studios in London and at various studios in Israel, New York, Canada and the Netherlands....
  
   - engineer
• Justin Shirley-Smith - engineer
• Russell Shaw
  Russell Shaw (composer)
  Russell Shaw is a British composer and sound designer. He is known for his work in many video games, particularly those designed by Peter Molyneux.-Biography and career:...
  
  - engineer
• Willie Grimston - production coordination
• Alan Fearnley - paintings