The Blue Cafe es un álbum de Chris Rea, publicado en 1998 por EastWest. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Square Peg, Round Hole», «Miss Your Kiss», «Shadows of the Big Man» y «Where Do We Go from Here?».
Sobre el álbum
Con The Blue Cafe, de 1998, Chris Rea entrega uno de sus álbumes más elegantes y atmosféricos de la década de los 90. Como su título sugiere, el disco evoca el ambiente de un café nocturno, con un sonido que fusiona el blues, el jazz suave y el pop sofisticado. Por lo tanto, es una obra de una gran coherencia, ideal para una escucha nocturna y reposada.
La producción del álbum es exquisita, con un sonido cálido y envolvente. La guitarra de Chris Rea, tanto en su faceta de slide como en sus líneas melódicas, es la protagonista, tejiendo atmósferas llenas de melancolía y "coolness". El álbum fue un gran éxito en el Reino Unido y en toda Europa.
El disco contiene la canción "The Blue Cafe", que captura a la perfección el espíritu del proyecto, así como la hermosa balada "Thinking of You". El álbum es una colección de canciones de una calidad excepcional que demuestran la maestría de Chris Rea como creador de ambientes.
Por otro lado, su voz grave y susurrante encaja a la perfección en este contexto sonoro, actuando como la de un narrador que nos cuenta historias desde la barra de un bar. 'The Blue Cafe' es un clásico moderno, una de las obras más refinadas y queridas de su discografía.
Listado de Canciones
- Square Peg, Round Hole3:56
Letra
He's a square peg in a round hole Misfit in a slick world Don't play the game Don't do what he's told He's a square peg in a round hole Square peg don't care The bright lights he's not there Catch the shadows see him slip away Square peg that's what they say Square peg, Suare peg Square peg, you have got to be strong Square peg, he's got his own song Square peg, I'll see you around Square peg, face down Square peg, round hole - Miss Your Kiss4:05
Letra
I've been everywhere, looking for an answer I've been in and out, of every place in town I've been checking out, looking for a reason I just can't seem to work it out, which every way I choose Oh I've been missing you I'm missing you I miss your kiss I miss your touch Can't get used to it baby I miss you so much I'm missing you - Shadows of the Big Man4:49
Letra
Oh you've been so long In the shadows of the big man How long can you take it How far can you go Don't you know how strong In the shadows of the big man While he smiles in the sunlight You can die in the cold Spend your life, In the shadows of the big man Sell your wife and children, if it made him smile How long can you take it, or do you really need it! Oh standing in the shadws, the shadows of the big man And you'd love all the world to see How you break your chains and set yourself free And all you got to do is walk away Walk away from the shadows of the big man - Where Do We Go from Here?4:33
Letra
She's 24, she's 25 She doesn't know what's true or lies Where does she go? Where does she go from here? He's 21, he's 22 TV crap is all he knew Where does he go? Where does he go from here? She goes to shool She stays at home Wherever she goes, she feels so alone Where does she go? Where does she go from here? They're 34, they're 45 They're so obsessed with the car they drive Where do they go she says Where do we go from here? Love is a stranger, with a silicon smile As you choke on your envy, down the magazine mile You must look, but don't touch You must but, but don't feel One day you will find out None of it's real Where do we go, where do we go from here? - Since I Found You4:36
Letra
There's a smile on the faces I see Since I found you There's a laugh in the eye, where a tear used to be Since I found you There's a sound of a Memphis section playing on my radio And it sings of the reasons why I love you so Since I found you There's a groove that's so smooth I can hardly tell who's in the studio And the girls on the street Sing out of tune so sweet I just have to go, it's all i need to know Since I found you, I ain't never going to give you up Since I found you, you keep me looking up You keep me looking up You keep me looking up Turn it up - Thinking of You3:30
Letra
Somewhere in this crazy night With all this noise, and all this light I'm out upon the crowded street I play the game and I keep the beat But I'm thinking of you And I remember the summer days Your strength and yet your gentle ways Now I'm back on the crowded street Through the darker days I keep the beat But I'm thinking of you Through all the grey, I see skies of blue I close my eyes cause I'm thinking of you And I pray to god, that what we had, We will have again someday So I telephoned to tell you what I'd hoped you'd like to hear me say I'm thinking of you - As Long as I Have Your Love4:45
Letra
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 its still the same Oh I'll get by, Don't you know I'll be alright As long as I have your love - Anyone Quite Like You4:49
Letra
Ten Thousand princes I've seen them all I've seen them come And I see them fall I've watched them win I've watched them loose Since you've been around No-one gets to choose Because when the game begins And the time is now When there is no more talking Only here and now There is only here and now I ain't seen anything qute like you Ain't been anyone quite like you Ten thousand princes All backs against the wall Then Thousand losers When the winner comes to call How they scream in frustration Then thousand reasons why The rhetoric is endless I see the laughter in your eyes Because when the game begins And the time is now When there is no more talking Only here and now Only here and now I ain't seen anything qute like you Ain't been anyone quite like you - Sweet Summer Day4:43
Letra
I want to see the blue sky I want to feel the breeze I want to hear the summer wind Singing in the trees I want to touch forever And drift into its soul Put my troubles in my right hand Hold them up And let them go! Sweet summer day Talking about a sweet summer day Take your troubles and let them fly away I'm talking about a sweet summer day So much time is wasted, pulling the line For sure you are running faster But you're only running blind I want to touch forever I want to really know Put my troubles in my right hand Hold them up and let them go Sweet summer day I'm talking about a sweet summer day Take your troubles and let them drift away Talking about a sweet summer day - Stick by You4:04
Letra
I'm gonna stick by you, everyday I won't let you down now No matter what they say I won't let them get to you, no way I'll stick by you I'm going to stick by you Now I know No matter what tomorrow brings I won't let you go I won't let them get to you, oh no I'll stick by you And when the laughter seems to fade away And Mr Sun becomes a rainy day Oh I don't matter cause you'll know anyway I won't let you down I'm gonna stick by you I'll stick by you Going to stick by you, now I know No matter what tomorrow brings I won't let them get to you, no I'll stick by you, I'll stick by you I'll stick by you, I'll stick by you - I'm Still Holding On4:56
- The Blue Cafe4:49
Letra
My world is miles of endless roads That leaves a trail of broken dreams Where have you been I hear you say? I will meet you at the Blue Cafe Because, this is where the one who knows Meets the one who does not care The cards of fate The older shows To the younger one, who dares to take The chance of no return Where have you been? Where are you going to? I want to know what is new I want to go with you What have you seen? What do you know that is new? Where are you going to? Because I want to go with you So meet me down at the Blue Cafe The cost is great, the price is high Take all you know, and say goodbye Your innocence, inexperience Mean nothing now Because, this is where the one who knows Meets the one that does not care Where have you been? I hear you say I'll meet you at the Blue Cafe So meet me at the Blue Cafe