God's Great Banana Skin

God's Great Banana Skin is the twelfth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1992. The album wasn't released in the USA, though some tracks later appeared on the US release of Rea's following album Espresso Logic. The Single Nothing To Fear reached #16 in the UK singles chart and its music video was filmed in Morocco. The album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart in 1992.

God's Great Banana Skin
Studio album by
Chris Rea
Released2 November 1992 (UK)
1993 (US)
Recorded1992
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
Length55:00
LabelEast West
ProducerChris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Auberge
(1991)		 God's Great Banana Skin
(1992)		 Espresso Logic
(1993)
Music video
"Nothing to fear (1992)" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The song "Too Much Pride" was featured in the 1993 Erotic Thriller Cold Sweat.

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

  1. "Nothing to Fear" - 9:10
  2. "Miles Is a Cigarette" - 4:15
  3. "God's Great Banana Skin" - 5:15
  4. "90's Blues" - 5:10
  5. "Too Much Pride" - 4:25
  6. "Boom Boom" - 5:10
  7. "I Ain't the Fool" - 4:00
  8. "There She Goes" - 4:35
  9. "I'm Ready" - 4:50
  10. "Black Dog" - 4:10
  11. "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" - 4:30

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[2] Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[3] 2× Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel
  • Chris Rea – vocals, guitars
  • Robert Ahwai – guitars
  • Max Middleton – acoustic piano, keyboards
  • Sylvin Marc – bass
  • Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
  • Val Chalmers – backing vocals
  • Emma Whittle – backing vocals

Production
  • Chris Rea – producer
  • Neil Amor – engineer
  • Phillipe Garcia – assistant engineer
  • Simon Wall – assistant engineer
  • Tommy Willis – guitar technician
  • Chris Welch – illustrations
  • Paul Lilly – management
Studios
  • Recorded at Studio Miraval (Le Var, France).
  • Mixed at The Mill (Berkshire, England).

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r169506
  2. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'God's Great Banana Skin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  3. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Chris Rea; 'God's Great Banana Skin')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  4. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – God's Great Banana Skin". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type God's Great Banana Skin in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.



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