Auberge (album)

Auberge (a French word meaning "inn") is the eleventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1991. The album, as well as the title song, is notable for its association with the Caterham Super Seven that Rea owned, which he called the "Blue Seven". The car appears on the album cover, illustrated in oil by renowned motoring artist Alan Fearnley.[2] The album makes several references to the car over several tracks, as well on the video of the title song,[3] and its cover illustration was used for its adverts. In 2005, Rea sold the car in an auction.[4]

Auberge
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	February 1991
Recorded	Studio Miraval
Genre	Blues rock soft rock
Length	54:33 (59:15)
Label	East West Atco
Producer	Jon Kelly
Chris Rea chronology
The Road to Hell (1989) Auberge (1991) God's Great Banana Skin (1992)
Music video
"Auberge (1991)" on YouTube

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Singles

The title track gave Rea one of his biggest hits in the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number 16.[5] Other tracks released as singles were "Heaven", "Looking for the Summer" and "Winter Song". The track "And You My Love", though not released as a single, has become a firm favourite among Rea's fans and is regularly performed at his live concerts.

Commercial performance

Auberge reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and number one in the German Albums Chart in 1991.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea.

1. "Auberge" – 7:18
2. "Gone Fishing" – 4:41
3. "You're Not a Number" – 5:00
4. "Heaven" – 4:13
5. "Set Me Free" – 6:53
6. "Winter Song" – 4:35
7. "Red Shoes" – 3:54
8. "Sing a Song of Love to Me" – 3:34
9. "Every Second Counts" – 5:08
10. "Looking for the Summer" – 5:03
11. "And You My Love" – 5:28
12. "The Mention of Your Name" – 3:17

• "Winter Song" did not appear on the initial album release; released as a stand-alone single in November 1991, it was included on some subsequent CD issues.

Personnel

• Chris Rea – lead vocals, Hammond organ, harmonica, slide guitar, classical guitar, lead guitar (1-9)
• Max Middleton – grand piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9), keyboards (6), Rhodes (10, 11, 12), string arrangements
• Anthony Drennan – nylon guitar (2, 5, 9, 10), dobro (2, 4), acoustic guitar (4, 8, 10), jazz guitar (7), guitar (11)
• Robert Ahwai – bass (1-11)
• Martin Ditcham – drums (1-11), percussion (1-11)
• The Kick Horns – horn arrangements
• Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
• Simon Clarke – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Kenny Hamilton – bass trombone
• J. Neil Sidwell – trombone
• Rick Taylor – trombone
• Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Paul Spong – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Nick Hitchens – tuba
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
• Carol Kenyon – backing vocals
• Linda Taylor – backing vocals

Production

• Jon Kelly – producer
• John Mackswith – engineer
• Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer
• Russell Shaw – engineer
• Willie Grimston – production coordination
• Alan Fearnley – paintings

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[6]	53
Austrian Albums Chart[7]	5
French Albums Chart[8]	19
Dutch Albums Chart[9]	9
German Albums Chart[10]	1
Norwegian Albums Chart[11]	3
Swedish Albums Chart[12]	5
Swiss Albums Chart[13]	2
UK Albums Chart[14]	1
US Billboard 200[15]	176

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[17]	Gold	36,000[17]
France (SNEP)[18]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[19]	Platinum	500,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[20]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Platinum	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Grand Prix Sportique". Archived from the original on August 24, 2004.
3. "Halfbakery: Painting Product Placement". halfbakery.com.
4. "Coys". Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
5. "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.
7. "Discographie Chris Rea - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at.
8. "lescharts.com - Discographie Chris Rea". lescharts.com.
9. Dutch Charts
10. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". October 17, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
11. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea
12. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea
13. "Chris Rea - swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com.
14. "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
15. "Chris Rea Chart History". Billboard.
16. "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – Auberge" (in German). IFPI Austria.
17. "Chris Rea" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'Auberge')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
20. "Dutch album certifications – Chris Rea – Auberge" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 6 December 2018. Enter Auberge in the "Artiest of titel" box.
21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Chris Rea; 'Auberge')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
22. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – Auberge". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Auberge in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.