Auberge es un álbum de Chris Rea, publicado en 1991 por EastWest. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Auberge», «Gone Fishing», «You're Not a Number» y «Heaven».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum Auberge, de 1991, tenía la difícil tarea de suceder a la obra sobresaliente que fue 'The Road to Hell'. Chris Rea decide continuar la línea del blues-rock cinematográfico, pero con un tono quizás menos oscuro y más variado. El título ("Albergue" en francés) ya sugiere un lugar de refugio y de historias diversas. El disco fue otro éxito masivo, alcanzando de nuevo el número uno en el Reino Unido.
La canción que da título al álbum, "Auberge", es una pieza épica de rock con un espectacular trabajo de guitarra slide que se convirtió en un clásico instantáneo. La banda sigue sonando potente y engrasada, y la producción mantiene un altísimo nivel de calidad, con ese sonido cálido y orgánico que lo caracteriza.
El álbum es una colección de canciones de una gran solidez. "Gone Fishing" es un tema con un ritmo relajado y una letra que celebra el escapismo, mientras que "The Mention of Your Name" es una de sus baladas más elegantes. "Looking for the Summer" es otra joya melancólica que se convirtió en un éxito.
'Auberge' es un dignísimo sucesor de su obra cumbre. Es un álbum que, aunque no tiene la unidad conceptual de su predecesor, es un testimonio de la increíble inspiración en la que se encontraba Chris Rea en esa etapa de su carrera, un trabajo lleno de rock, blues y grandes canciones.
Listado de Canciones
- Auberge7:18
Letra
On the hard fast train, on the road to gain Something gets right through to your telling bone There's a sudden itch, an electric twitch Sometimes I swear this body's got a mind of it's own This is the naked truth, this is the light There's only one place left to go Auberge (Auberge) Auberge (Auberge) You meet the silent type on a windy trail With a shiny cloak and an unseen silver dagger You can talk till you ache, give yourself one more break You can tell by the look on his face that it just doesn't matter 'Cause this is the naked truth and this is the light There's only one place left to go Auberge (Auberge) Auberge (Auberge) Oh, give me a weekend, give me a day Don't like what I'm seeing though I hear what you say Think with a dagger and you'll die on your knees Begging for mercy, singing: Please, Mister, please 'Cause this is the naked truth and this is the light But there's only one place left to go Auberge, Auberge Auberge (Auberge) Auberge, Auberge Auberge, Auberge (Auberge, Auberge) (Auberge) - Gone Fishing4:41
Letra
I'm gone fishing I got me a line Nothing I do is gonna make the difference So I'm taking the time And you ain't never gonna be happy Anyhow, anyway So I'm gone fishing And I'm going today I'm gone fishing Sounds crazy I know I know nothing about fishing But just watch me go And when my time has come I will look back and see Peace on the shoreline That could have been me You can waste a whole lifetime Trying to be What you think is expected of you But you'll never be free May as well go fishing - You're Not a Number5:00
- Heaven4:12
Letra
I see a turning wheel On a dusty track Caught in the void and empty space In between there and back And the paradise of going somewhere That's still so far away Happy, boy you bet I am Holding on to this smile for just as long as I can Heaven It's all bright in front And it's all dark behind Living for the now that's in between the bridges and the signs And getting there is still a long long way to go While the others dream a wish This is everything I officially need to know Happy, boy you bet I am Holding on to this smile for just as long as I can Heaven - Set Me Free6:53
Letra
Wake up See the morning light This is you This is today You try so hard to get it right Can't help thinking somewhere you've lost your way When was the last time You saw a smile? There's a scream on every silent face you see They're singing set me free I got a friend who burns like a fire Says there's only thing you'll ever know It's out there somewhere Way past the sunset line Way out on the open road And me I'm always looking down Down that road out of town Each morning and night you can see me I'm singing set me free Set me free Goodnight Auberge I leave you now You must sleep while I work the day till I return To dream of you Through the night And that free, freeway - Red Shoes3:54
Letra
I was born a beggar With the garbage round my feet The devil lived in every hole And every corner of the street When misery is all there is You got nothing to lose So come on and buy me Come on and buy me Some red, red, red shoes Don't tell me what i do is wrong Don't preach 'cos you don't know 'cos i was left without a chance Such a long time ago And anything is better Than being cut and bruised So come on and buy me Some red, red, red shoes Don't tell me what i do is wrong Don't preach 'cos you don't know 'cos i was left without a chance Such a long time ago And anything is better Than being battered and bruised So come on and buy me Some red, red, red shoes - Sing a Song of Love to Me3:34
Letra
Sing a song of love to me As the shadow starts to grow And I won't be sad and lonely anymore 'Cause if you sing a song of love to me I will always find a smile That will warm my cold, cold heart Just for awhile Songs of love i know so well Yea I've seen some days and had some times Lucky boy i can hear you say You think my sun does nothing but shine So sing a song of love to me One more time before I go And i won't be sad and lonely No I won't be sad and lonely Anymore - Every Second Counts5:08
Letra
Every second counts That's what he says Every second counts Every single day All through the night time And all through the day time Can't let your world pass through and in to my way Every second counts He can't slow down Every second counts See his spin around He's chasing his shadow He's racing the wind He tells us to follow Where the ice is so thin I hope you're holding on I hope you're holding on 'Cos every second counts - Looking for the Summer5:03
Letra
Look deep INTO the April face A change is clearly taking place Looking for the summer The eyes take on a certain gaze And leave behind the springtime days Go looking for the summer This ain't no game of kiss and tell The implications how you KNEW so well Go looking for the summer The time has come and they must go To play the passion out that haunts you so Looking for the summer Remember love how it was the same We scratched and hurt each OTHER'S growing pains We were looking for the summer And still I stand this very day With a burning wish to fly away I'm still looking, looking for the summer - And You My Love5:28
Letra
I do not sleep tonight I may not ever The sins of the past have come See how they sit down together Outside my window Outside my door And I know the reason what they've all come here for You my love My sweet, sweet love Are what it's all because of Surrender is easy I know you do me no harm But your innocence haunts me The most fatal of charms Oh I must have done some wrong On a dark and distant day For I know full and well tonight This is how that I must pay And you my love My sweet, sweet love Are what it's all because of You my love My sweet, sweet love Are what it's all because of - The Mention of Your Name3:17
Letra
Time goes by And every single tear It must have well run dry And the lonely nights Become a strange accepted way And the years go past Just like the old song says The pain with time has healed It could not last But oh a friend Like a fool mentions your name Sunny days, drunken nights You smile and say It's all right But oh the cold, cold rain At the mention of your name Forgive me please If I shrug my shoulders When I put my friends at ease As I get older It's not that I don't feel colder than before Oh I've become so good at hiding What I feel without confiding It's still the same At the mention of your name