Chris Rea – Shamrock Diaries
Tracklist
| A1 | Steel River | 6:15 | |
| A2 | Stainsby Girls | 3:51 | |
| A3 | Chisel Hill | 4:04 | |
| A4 | Josephine | 4:26 | |
| A5 | One Golden Rule | 4:27 | |
| B1 | All Summer Long | 4:08 | |
| B2 | Stone | 4:20 | |
| B3 | Shamrock Diaries | 4:54 | |
| B4 | Love Turns To Lies | 4:09 | |
| B5 | Hired Gun | 8:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Magnet Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Magnet Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Chipping Norton Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Bray Studios
- Mixed At – Mountain Studios
- Published By – Magnet Music Ltd.
- Manufactured By – RCA Records Ltd.
- Distributed By – RCA Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
- Bass – Eoghan O'Neill
- Cover – Bill Smith Studio
- Drums – Dave Mattacks
- Engineer – Barry Hammond
- Percussion – Martin Ditcham
- Photography By – Derek Ridgers
- Producer, Engineer – Dave Richards*
- Producer, Written-By – Chris Rea
- Rhythm Guitar – Robert Ahwai, Simon Nicol
- Saxophone – Mel Collins
- Slide Guitar, Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Chris Rea
- Trombone – Annie Whitehead
Notes
Recorded at Bray and Chipping Norton Studios, December 1984 Mixed at Mountain Studios, Montreux
Switzerland, January 1985
℗ 1985 Magnet Records Ltd. © 1985 Magnet Records Ltd.
Manufactured and Distributed by RCA Records Ltd.
Released with a with printed photo/lyric inner sleeve
The non embossed sleeve version is here Shamrock Diaries.
Switzerland, January 1985
℗ 1985 Magnet Records Ltd. © 1985 Magnet Records Ltd.
Manufactured and Distributed by RCA Records Ltd.
Released with a with printed photo/lyric inner sleeve
The non embossed sleeve version is here Shamrock Diaries.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched. Var. 1): MAGL 5062 A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched. Var. 1): MAGL 5062 B1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched. Var. 2): MAGL . 5062 . A2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched. Var. 2): MAGL . 5062 - B3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A & B runout, stamped. Var. 2): ⋀
Other Versions (5 of 76)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Shamrock Diaries (LP, Album, Stereo, Silver Labels) | Magnet (2) | 825 539-1 | Germany | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Shamrock Diaries (CD, Album) | Magnet (2), Magnet (2) | 610 421, CDMAG 5062 | Europe | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Shamrock Diaries (LP, Album, Stereo, White Background Label) | Magnet (2), Magnet (2), Magnet (2) | 206.984, 206 984, 206 984-8 | Europe | 1985 | ||
New Submission | Shamrock Diaries (LP, Album) | Magnet (2), Magnet (2) | MAGL 5062, MAGL-5062 | Canada | 1985 | ||
New Submission | Shamrock Diaries (Cassette, Album, Stereo) | Magnet (2), Festival Records | C 38327 | New Zealand | 1985 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited 2 years agoI disagree that Shamrock Diaries is a poor album. It's a more mature Rea with Steel River, Josephine and Shamrock Diaries being stand out tracks. Josephine is a beautiful song with the original LP version being changed a few times over the years with the 1985 single version, a more Chic-style disco remix, and the 1987 "extended French re-record", an extended remix created for a European non-album single release, being the longest version. The core band from late 1984 til 1990 was Max Middleton and Kevin Leach Keyboards, Eoghan O'Neill bass, Robert Awhai guitar, Martin Ditcham drums, and by what a band that could play anything. Chris Rea was never about dance music but he did dabble in the Mowtown sound for a number of tracks and the excellent Loving You Again is one such track.- oh just bought this for #Josephine#.
such a poor album containing such a masterpiece of a song. maybe one of the best of the 80's. atmospheric, melodic, uplifting, this is a must for balearic dj's. pure bliss which needs an extended mix.
