The Road to Hell

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This article is about the 1989 Chris Rea album. For other uses, see Road to Hell.
The Road to Hell
File:The Road to Hell.jpg
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released 1989
Recorded Miraval Studios, France
Genre Blues rock, soft rock, pop rock
Length 50:53
Label WEA, Atco, Magnet, Geffen
Producer Jon Kelly, Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
New Light Through Old Windows
(1988)New Light Through Old Windows1988		 The Road to Hell
(1989)		 Auberge
(1991)Auberge1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

The Road to Hell is the tenth studio album by Chris Rea. It was released in 1989 and is one of Rea's most famous albums. The second part of the two-part title track, "The Road to Hell (Pt. 2)", is also one of Rea's most famous songs. The song "Texas" has been played through the years on Classic Rock/AOR radio stations in Texas, and is sometimes played as background music before Texas Rangers baseball games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Another track, "Daytona", is about the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona", in which he sings about the car metaphorically, with the engine and tyre noise from the car ringing out toward the end of the song.[2] Also, the song "Tell Me There's a Heaven" was used in a 1991 public information film for the NSPCC.

The album cover features art by the English commercial artist, Adrian Chesterman,[3] who was also responsible for creating cover art for, amongst others, Motörhead's 1979 Bomber album.

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

  1. "The Road to Hell (Part 1)" — 4:52
  2. "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" — 4:30
  3. "You Must Be Evil" — 4:20
  4. "Texas" — 5:09
  5. "Looking for a Rainbow" — 8:00
  6. "Your Warm and Tender Love" — 4:32
  7. "Daytona" — 5:04
  8. "That's What They Always Say" — 4:27
  9. "I Just Wanna Be with You" — 3:39
  10. "Tell Me There's a Heaven" — 6:00

(The 1989 US Geffen CD issue also includes the 1988 re-recording of "Let's Dance" slotted between tracks 8 and 9 listed above.)

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[4] Platinum 50,000
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[6] Gold 45,000[6]
France (SNEP)[7] Platinum 300,000
Germany (BVMI)[8] 3× Gold 750,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] 6× Platinum 1,800,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

  • Chris Rea — vocals, guitar, keyboards, producer
  • Robert Ahwai — guitar
  • Eoghan O'Neill — bass
  • Kevin Leach — keyboards
  • Max Middleton — piano, string arrangements (cut 10)
  • Martin Ditcham — drums, percussion
  • Linda Taylor, Karen Boddington, Carol Kenyon — additional vocals
  • Jon Kelly — producer
  • Neil Amor (with Diane BJ Koné) — engineer

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Preceded by UK number-one album
November 11, 1989 – December 1, 1989		 Succeeded by
…But Seriously by Phil Collins
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