The Road to Hell
A British number one, written and recorded in about four weeks.
Chris Rea, 1989
- Released
- 30 October 1989
- Recorded
- March to July 1989
- Studio
- Miraval Studios, France
- Label
- WEA
- Producer
- Chris Rea and Jon Kelly
- Length
- 50:53
His first album for WEA was made quickly in France, and Warner had a fallback plan to move straight on to the next record if it failed. It did not: it spent three weeks at number one in Britain, went six times platinum, and the title song's second part became his first British Top 10 single. AllMusic gave it four and a half stars, while NME gave it four out of ten.
Track listing
- The Road to Hell (Part 1)4:52
- The Road to Hell (Part 2)4:32
- You Must Be Evil4:23
- Texas5:12
- Looking for a Rainbow8:02
- Your Warm and Tender Love4:33
- Daytona5:07
- That's What They Always Say4:29
- I Just Wanna Be with You3:41
- Tell Me There's a Heaven6:06
Personnel
- Chris Rea vocals, guitars, producer
- Max Middleton keyboards
- Robert Ahwai guitar
- Eoghan O'Neill bass
- Martin Ditcham percussion
More from Chris Rea
Wired to the Moon (1984), Shamrock Diaries (1985)
Sources
- The Road to Hell, Wikipedia
- Chris Rea: The Rea-issues, Super Deluxe Edition (2019-08-16)