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Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea

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Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea
Greatest hits album by
Chris Rea
Released29 September 2009
Recorded1978–2009
GenreAlbum-oriented rock, blues
Length153:18
LabelRhino
Chris Rea chronology
The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes
(2008) 		Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea
(2009) 		Santo Spirito Blues
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Polityka[2]

Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released by Rhino Records in 2009. The album reached number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, making it Rea's first entry in the top 10 in ten years since The Blue Cafe (1998),[3] and was certified Gold by BPI in 2013.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Chris Rea.

Disc one

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  1. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:07
  2. "On the Beach" – 3:46
  3. "Let's Dance" – 4:17
  4. "Diamonds" – 4:11
  5. "Loving You" – 3:48
  6. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:26
  7. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" – 3:37
  8. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
  9. "Josephine" – 4:36
  10. "It's All Gone" – 4:11
  11. "Loving You Again" – 4:27
  12. "Joys of Christmas" – 5:05
  13. "Driving Home for Christmas" – 4:02
  14. "Working on It" – 4:27
  15. "Tell Me There's a Heaven" – 6:03
  16. "Heaven" – 4:12
  17. "Looking for the Summer" – 5:06
  18. "Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go" – 4:14

Disc two

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  1. "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" – 4:33
  2. "Auberge" – 4:43
  3. "Winter Song" – 4:37
  4. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:30
  5. "God's Great Banana Skin" – 5:21
  6. "Julia" – 3:57
  7. "You Can Go Your Own Way" – 3:59
  8. "When the Grey Skies Turn to Blue" – 3:44
  9. "The Blue Cafe" – 4:02
  10. "New Times Square" – 4:01
  11. "Stony Road" – 5:32
  12. "Easy Rider" – 4:50
  13. "Blue Street" – 7:09
  14. "Somewhere Between Highway 61 & 49" – 6:09
  15. "The Shadow of a Fool" – 3:58
  16. "Valentino" – 4:30

Charts

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Chart performance for Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 78
Croatian Albums (HDU)[6] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 37
Greek Albums (IFPI)[8] 16
Irish Albums (IRMA)[9] 67
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 8

Certifications

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Certifications for Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea – Chris Rea". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ Mann, Wojciech (5 December 2009). "Recenzja płyty: Chris Rea, "Still So Far To Go: The Best of Chris Rea"" [Album review: Chris Rea, "Still So Far To Go: The Best of Chris Rea"]. Polityka (in Polish). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "British album certifications – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go... The Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go". HDU Toplista. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go... The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Still So Far to Go... The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Chris Rea". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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