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| Released | 17 May 1985[1] |
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| Recorded | December 1984 |
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| Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire; Bray Studios, Berkshire |
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| Genre | Album-oriented rock |
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| Label | Magnet |
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| Producer | Chris Rea, David Richards |
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Wired to the Moon (1984)
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Shamrock Diaries (1985)
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On the Beach (1986)
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Shamrock Diaries is the seventh studio album by English singer Chris Rea and released 17 May, 1985 through Magnet Records. It was a huge seller in Europe and charted best in the Netherlands where it peaked at #3. It also reached the top 50 in Australia.
Track listing
All songs by Chris Rea
- "Steel River" – 6:15
- "Stainsby Girls" – 3:51
- "Chisel Hill" – 4:03
- "Josephine" – 4:26 (3:56 in later pressings)
- "One Golden Rule" – 4:29
- "All Summer Long" – 4:09
- "Stone" – 4:23
- "Shamrock Diaries" – 4:55
- "Love Turns to Lies" – 4:11
- "Hired Gun" – 8:03[2]
References
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| Studio releases |
- Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?
- Deltics
- Tennis
- Chris Rea
- Water Sign
- Wired to the Moon
- Shamrock Diaries
- On the Beach
- Dancing with Strangers
- The Road to Hell
- Auberge
- God's Great Banana Skin
- Espresso Logic
- The Blue Cafe
- The Road to Hell: Part 2
- King of the Beach
- Dancing Down the Stony Road / Stony Road
- Hofner Blue Notes
- The Blue Jukebox
- Blue Guitars
- The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes
- Santo Spirito Blues
- Road Songs for Lovers
- One Fine Day
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| Compilation releases |
- New Light Through Old Windows
- The Best of Chris Rea
- The Very Best of Chris Rea
- Heartbeats
- The Ultimate Collection
- Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea
- The Journey 1978-2009
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