Chris Rea – Shamrock Diaries (Remastered, 2CDs, Warner)

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition. Shamrock Diaries originally released in April 1985 was Rea s seventh album. It was his first that saw him break into the UK Top 20 (#15) and achieved Silver selling status in the UK alone. It was the kick-start to the incredibly prolific career he has become known and loved for to this day. The singles from this album were Stainsby Girls and Josephine. With a career spanning over 40 years and over 30 million album sales Chris Rea s distinctive husky-gravel vocal and incredible body of work has seen him become one of the most loved solo artists the UK have ever produced.