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New Light Through Old Windows is the first compilation album by Chris Rea, released in 1988. The album consists primarily of re-recordings of songs released on earlier Rea albums, as well as two new songs, "Working on It" (which gave him a rare U.S. chart single, peaking at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100, and giving him his only #1 single on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) and "Driving Home for Christmas.", also the re-recording of "On the Beach" gave him another rare US hit, it peaked #9 on the US AC chart in 1988 and #12 in the UK chart.

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

  1. "Let's Dance" - 4:14
  2. "Working on It" - 4:24
  3. "Ace of Hearts" - 4:52
  4. "Josephine" - 4:33
  5. "Candles" - 4:44
  6. "On the Beach" - 6:51
  7. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" - 4:03
  8. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" - 3:23
  9. "Shamrock Diaries" - 4:12
  10. "Stainsby Girls" - 4:06
  11. "Windy Town" - 4:05
  12. "Driving Home for Christmas" - 3:58
  13. "Steel River" - 6:48

The tracks on the CD (Geffen Records, copyright 1989) are:

  1. "Let's Dance" - 4:16
  2. "Working On It" - 4:25
  3. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" - 3:24
  4. "Windy Town" - 4:06
  5. "On the Beach" - 6:53
  6. "Steel River" - 6:48
  7. "Stainsby Girls" - 4:08
  8. "Ace of Hearts" - 4:52
  9. "Josephine" - 4:17
  10. "Candles" - 4:42

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[3] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[4] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] 3× Platinum 900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, produce
  • Robert Ahwai - guitar
  • Eoghan O'Neill - bass
  • Max Middleton - keyboards
  • Martin Ditcham - drums

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r16249
  2. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – New Light - Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  3. ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Certif.php
  4. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'New Light Through Old Windows')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  5. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('New Light Best Of')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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