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New Light Through Old Windows is the first compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1988. The album consists primarily of re-recordings of songs from Rea's earlier albums, as well as the new track "Working on It", which peaked at No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[2] and was Rea's only No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3] "On the Beach" peaked at No. 9 on the US Adult Contemporary singles chart, and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[4][5] The album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, charted for over a year, and was certified 3× Platinum by BPI until 1992.[6][7] It charted in the Top 10 in New Zealand, Australia and West Germany.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea.

  1. "Let's Dance" – 4:14
  2. "Working on It" (previously unreleased) – 4:24
  3. "Ace of Hearts" – 4:52
  4. "Josephine" – 4:33
  5. "Candles" – 4:44
  6. "On the Beach" – 6:51
  7. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" – 4:03
  8. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:23
  9. "Shamrock Diaries" – 4:12
  10. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:06
  11. "Windy Town" – 4:05
  12. "Driving Home for Christmas" – 3:58
  13. "Steel River" – 6:48

The US vinyl release featured different cover artwork and an altered track listing, shown below:

  1. "Let's Dance" – 4:16
  2. "Working on It" – 4:25
  3. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" – 3:24
  4. "Windy Town" – 4:06
  5. "On the Beach" – 6:53
  6. "Steel River" – 6:48
  7. "Stainsby Girls" – 4:08
  8. "Ace of Hearts" – 4:52
  9. "Josephine" – 4:17 (different version than international release)
  10. "Candles" – 4:42

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for New Light Through Old Windows
Chart (1988–2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 5
US Billboard 200[17] 92

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[20] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 3× Platinum 900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r16249
  2. ^ "Fool If You Think It's Over (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Working On It (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ "On The Beach (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ James Masterton (4 April 2015). The Top 40 Annual 1988. James Masterton.
  6. ^ "Chris Rea – New Light Through Old Windows". BPI. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris Rea – The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Chris Rea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – New Light – Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  19. ^ "French album certifications – Chris Rea – Best Of New Light" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'New Light Through Old Windows')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('New Light Best Of')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Chris Rea – New Light Through Old Windows". British Phonographic Industry.
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