King of the Beach es un álbum de Chris Rea, publicado en 2000 por EastWest. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «King of the Beach», «All Summer Long», «Sail Away» y «Still Beautiful».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum King of the Beach, del año 2000, marca un regreso de Chris Rea a un sonido más luminoso, relajado y accesible, tras la experimentación de su anterior trabajo. Como su título sugiere, el disco recupera la atmósfera veraniega y mediterránea de su exitoso álbum 'On the Beach'. Es una colección de canciones de pop-rock sofisticado con influencias del blues y el jazz suave.
La producción es cálida y soleada, con un sonido orgánico que evoca paisajes costeros. La guitarra de Chris Rea vuelve a ser la protagonista, con sus características melodías de slide y sus fraseos elegantes. El álbum es de una escucha muy agradable y confortable.
El disco contiene la canción que le da título, "King of the Beach", un tema con un ritmo relajado y una sensación de bienestar que se convirtió en una de las favoritas de sus seguidores. El álbum fue bien recibido por la crítica, que celebró este regreso a su sonido más característico.
'King of the Beach' es el sonido de un artista que se reencuentra con su esencia. Es una obra que, aunque no presenta grandes innovaciones, es un testimonio de la maestría de Chris Rea para crear la banda sonora perfecta para un verano eterno.
Listado de Canciones
- King of the Beach5:00
Letra
Let your fighting scars heal in the sun Of a bright windy day Let your cold blades sleep in the sand Till it's rusted away Washed each night in the waves While you sleep away each memory And you wake to find yourself A new king to be Away from the dark Moving into the light King of the shadows Gives up on the fight He kicks off them shoes Throws them away There's nobody here now Except this salty blue day Out of sight Out of reach He's king of the beach Whatever I was Well I'm not that now I tell you because It may help you somehow So kick off them shoes And throw them away Cause there's nobody here now Except this salty blue day - All Summer Long5:14
Letra
All summer long we were happy we were one We didn't think of an ending to our play All summer long nights of wine, days of song It couldn't last, our ageing sun had to go I will always remember you Watching the waves in the wind The beach dogs hiding from the rain Suddenly my colours have turned to grey Will I ever see your face again And all winter long I will walk my lonely road Waiting for you and your return I will always remember you - Sail Away4:48
Letra
Walk a cold thin line In the morning Hold the fear inside That greets you with the day I cant go with you now I can only watch you now Watch you, as you sail away As you sail away Im gonna miss you now So much more than I realized Theres a heavy stone of empty Where you once laid And I cant go with you now I can only watch you now (Watch you) as you sail away Sail away I know you need your freedom Sail away Cuz without it you cant survive Be on your way Disappear into the distance I smile and say: Sail away And I cant go with you now I can only watch you now Watch you, as you sail away Sail away Sail away Sail away - Still Beautiful4:10
- The Bones of Angels4:15
- Guitar Street4:42
Letra
There's a crazy sense of duty As he licks between his fingers Wipes the ketchup from his face and hands There's a strong determination That his teachers never witnessed Never close enough to understand He's like a bull just bred for fighting He don't deliver nothing Outside the only thing that he knows School report just says he's lazy His brother says he's crazy But take a look 'cos there he goes Through the avenues of fashion To the palaces of dreams All the way down Guitar Street To some guitars are hot-rods All along the quest for macho To others a would-be ticket out of town For Joe a six-string sten gun In the 'Panto-revolution' And Stevie's all just strictly sound He's like a bull just bred for fighting He don't deliver nothing Outside the only thing that he knows School report just says he's lazy His brother says he's crazy But anyway take a look 'cos there he goes Through the avenues of fashion To the palaces of dreams All the way down Guitar Street - Who Do You Love4:52
- The Memory of a Good Friend3:55
- Sandwriting5:08
Letra
Sandwriting. Leave your name And let the wind and high tide Take it away. Each white gold grain, That mad eup your name Take it away. Sandwriting. Write your lovers monogram Upon the cool damp white gold grain Say this is who i am Yeah this is all you are my friend Some shapes upon the sand The white gold grain Washed and blown away With the memory of your name Take it away Go tell a story to the wind and sea Whatever became of you and me? Each letter of love that had its golden days A lovesong without goodbye Take it away Sandwriting Go tell the story to the wind and sea Whatever became of you and me? Each letter of love that had its golden day A lovesong without goodbye Take it away Sandwriting Sandwriting Sandwriting Mm hmm hmm, sandwriting - Tamatave5:17
- God Gave Me an Angel2:59
- Waiting for a Blue Sky5:02
- Mississippi [U.K. Bonus]4:29