Christopher Anton Rea (/ˈriːə/ REE-ə; born 4 March 1951)[1] is an English rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born and raised in Middlesbrough, he is of Italian and Irish descent. He is known for his distinctive, husky singing and slide guitar playing,[2][3] with the Guinness Rockopedia describing him as a "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart".[4] After learning to play the guitar relatively late, a short burst of local band activity led to his launching a solo career in 1978.
"The Blue Cafe" is the fourteenth studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1998.
A confident and consistent album, The Blue Cafe combines Rea's atmospheric songwriting with larger doses of his slide guitar playing than usual. An overlooked talent of his, it underlies this collection of contemporary sounding songs rooted in dance beats and blues.
Credits:
Art Direction – John Carver @ Harry Monk
Bass – Silvan Marc
Design, Artwork [Image Manipulation] – Insect
Drums, Percussion – Martin Ditcham
Engineer – Frédéric Blanc-Garin
Keyboards – Max Middleton
Management – Jim Beach
Mastered By – Ian "Coops" Cooper
Photography By – Brian R. Brown
Photography By [Portrait] – Terry O'Neill
Technician [Guitar & Amplifier Technician] – Tommy Willis
Written-By – Chris Rea
Lyrics:
The word you send today
From somewhere far away
Cut in deep to the bone
Though I am not with you now
I feel you close somehow
Too many days, so far from home
And I send my dream to you
And I will go on
As long as I have your love
I see your candle burn,
You wait for my return
I feel your shadow in the night
The question still remains, oh love it's still the same
Oh I'll get by,
Don't you know I'll be alright
As long as I have your love....
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