The Blue Cafe is the fourteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1998. The singles released for the album were “The Blue Cafe”, “Thinking of You”, “Sweet Summer Day” and “Square Peg, Round Hole”. There was also a Japanese version with three bonus tracks, “Kyoto Blue”, “Ameno Nakano Kiirono Herumetto” and “On the Beach”. It was Rea’s sixth successive album to reach the UK Top Ten, peaking at No. 10.
The Irish Times noted the “menacing atmosphere” evident on the album, “rooted mostly in Rea’s sandpaper voice. And the twisted blues lines he plays on guitar”. Shadows Of The Big Man is “focused, multifaceted…But best of all is the title song, The Blue Cafe. An album that is bound to be a pure delight for fans of the man.”
Track listing
“Square Peg, Round Hole” – 3:58
“Miss Your Kiss” – 4:05
“Shadows of the Big Man” – 4:49
“Where Do We Go from Here?” – 4:32
“Since I Found You” – 4:37
“Thinking of You” – 3:31
“As Long as I Have Your Love” – 4:44
“Anyone Quite Like You” – 4:49
“Sweet Summer Day” – 4:45
“Stick by You” – 4:05
“I’m Still Holding On” – 4:55
“The Blue Cafe” – 4:49
“Kyoto Blue” – 4:44
“Ameno Nakano Kiirono Herumetto” – 4:12
“On The Beach” – 5:03
The Blue Cafe Lyrics
My world is miles of endless roads
That leaves a trail of broken dreams
Where have you been, I hear you say
I will meet you at the Blue Cafe
This is where the one who knows
Meets the one, who does’t care
The cards of fate
The older shows
To the younger one, who dares to take
The chance of no return
Where have you been?
Where are you going to?
I want to know what’s new
I wanna go with you
What have you seen?
What do you know that’s new?
Where are you going to?
‘Cause I wanna go with you
The cost is great, the price is high
Take all you know and say goodbye
Your innocence, experience
Mean nothing now
‘Cause this is where the one, who knows
Meets the one, that does’t care
Where have you been, I hear you say
I’ll meet you at the Blue Cafe
Where have you been?
Where are you going to?
I want to know what’s new
I want to go with you
What have you seen?
What do you know that’s new?
Where are you going to?
Cause I want to go with you
So meet me down at the Blue Cafe
I said meet me down at the Blue Cafe
Where have you been?
Where are you going to?
I wanna know what’s new
I wanna go with you
What have you seen?
What do you know that’s new?
Where are you going to?
I wanna go with you
Down to the Blue
I meet you at the Blue Cafe
I meet you at the Blue Cafe
The Blue Cafe
Tracks 13, 14 and 15 are bonus tracks on the Japanese edition of the album.
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