God's Great Banana Skin
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God's Great Banana Skin is a 1992 album by Chris Rea
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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...
. The album wasn't released in the USA, though some tracks later appeared on the US release of Rea's following album Espresso Logic
Espresso Logic
Espresso Logic is a 1993 album by Chris Rea. The US edition of the album has a significantly different track listing than other editions, as it also features songs from Rea's previous album, God's Great Banana Skin , along with "If You Were Me", a track recorded with Elton John for his 1993 Duets...
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Track listing
All songs by Chris ReaChris 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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- "Nothing to Fear" - 9:10
- "Miles Is a Cigarette" - 4:15
- "God's Great Banana Skin" - 5:15
- "90's Blues" - 5:10
- "Too Much Pride" - 4:25
- "Boom Boom" - 5:10
- "I Ain't the Fool" - 4:00
- "There She Goes" - 4:35
- "I'm Ready" - 4:50
- "Black Dog" - 4:10
- "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" - 4:30
Personnel
- Chris ReaChris ReaChris 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...
- vocals, guitar, producer - Robert Ahwai - guitar
- Sylvin Marc - bass
- Max MiddletonMax MiddletonDavid 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, keyboards - Martin Ditcham - drums, percussion
- Val Chalmers - backing vocals
- Emma Whittle - backing vocals
- Neil Amor - engineer
- Simon Wall - assistant engineer, assistant producer
- Chris Welch - illustrations