A sequel of sorts to his earlier On the Beach, King of the Beach continues the laid-back mood of the earlier album but is (despite the goofy title) a more mature and unified work.
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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King of the BeachChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | All Summer LongChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | Sail AwayChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Still BeautifulChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | The Bones of AngelsChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Guitar StreetChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Who Do You LoveChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | The Memory of a Good FriendChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | SandwritingChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | TamataveChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | God Gave Me an AngelChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 12 | Waiting for a Blue SkyChris Rea | Chris Rea | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 55 mins | 126 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 376 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Amor | Engineer |
| 2 | Arun Chakraverty | Mastering |
| 3 | Martin Ditcham | Drums, Percussion |
| 4 | Julie Isaac | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | John Knowles | Management |
| 6 | Debbie Longworth | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Max Middleton | Fender Rhodes, Piano |
| 8 | John Miller | Cover Painting |
| 9 | Peacock | Design, Illustrations |
| 10 | Chris Rea | Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Tommy Willis | Coordination |
| 12 | Pete Wingfield | Organ (Hammond) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |