This is a part clip from the masterpiece
DVD, "
Dancing Down The
Stony Road" , made mainly at
Miraval Studios in
Provence, France.
This DVD includes a superb 75-minutes documentary about recording "Stony Road"
album, one short 23 min live/interview featurette from
Cologne and a collection of
Chris Rea paintings.
Rea's understanding of how the blues evolved from the
Delta up to
Chicago is a revelation.
Millions of people can sing "
Fool (
If You Think It's Over)" but only one man knows how it is supposed to sung
...
Chris Rea: "
I've loved
Studio MIRAVAL for quite a while because it has a completely different atmosphere from all those high-tech studios. For example, for years they've been collecting fantastic microphones that you can't buy anywhere else any more. As a consequence, they're hardly available in other studios.
And then, the heat and the landscape there, well, you know - it's almost like being way down
South...
In
April 1978 he released his single "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" which charted both in the UK and the
USA.
The original version of his first global success "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" was conceived as a blues track....
Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? was Rea's debut album.
It was released in June 1978 and produced by
Elton John's music producer
Gus Dudgeon.
Rea was reportedly dissatisfied with the final mix of the album; he later went some way to supposedly rectify this to his satisfaction, starting with
1988's greatest hits compilation
New Light Through Old Windows, which featured a re-recorded version of "Fool..." and several other of his back-catalogue tracks.
The title of the album was a reference to "
Benjamin Santini", the stage name that Rea's record label suggested he should adopt.
The first single taken from the album, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", was Rea's biggest hit in the US, peaking at 12 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and reaching 1 on the
Adult Contemporary Singles chart.
Chris wrote "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" about his little sister who just had her first big blowout.
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" was nominated for a
Song of the Year Grammy, losing out to
Billy Joel's "
Just the Way You Are".
Like most of Rea's early
singles, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" failed to appear on the
UK Singles Chart on its first release and only reached 30 when re-released in late 1978 to capitalise on its US achievement.
The singer
Elkie Brooks enjoyed greater success with the song in
1982 when she charted her cover version at 17.
It was also the first record played by
Radio Caroline after a long period off the air. Another cover of "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" by
Kenny Craddock was used as the theme tune for
BBC sitcom
Joking Apart.
Personnel:
Chris Rea - vocals, guitars, producer, paintings
Robert Ahwai - guitar
Sylvin
Marc - bass
Ed Hession - accordion
Gerry O'Connor - banjo
Martin Ditcham - drums
Stewart Eales - engineer
John Kelly - mastering
Peacock - design
Olaf Heine - photography
Lyrics:
A dying flame, you're free again
Who could love and do that to you
All dressed in black, he won't be coming back
Save your tears, you've got years and years
The pains of seventeen's
Unreal they're only dreams
Save your crying for the day
Fool if you think it's over
'Cos you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why
New born eyes always cry with pain
At the first look at the morning sun
You're a fool if you think it's over
It's just begun
Miss teenage dream, such a tragic scene
he knocked your crown and ran away
First wound of pride and how you cried and cried
But save your tears you've got years and years
Fool if you think it's over
'Cos you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why
New born eyes always cry with pain
At the first look at the morning sun
You're a fool if you think it's over
It's just begun
I'll buy your first good wine
We'll have a real good time
Save your crying for the day
That may not come but anyone
Who had to pay would laugh at you and say
Fool if you think it's over
'Cos you said goodbye
Fool if you think it's over
I'll tell you why...
This video has been published with absolute respect and admiration to Chris Rea's music !
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Rea/e/B000APXKXO/works/ref=ntt_mus_teaser?
- published: 08 Apr 2014
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