The Blue Cafe
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. Critical reception. 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. All songs by Chris Rea. Tracks 13, 14 and 15 are bonus tracks on the Japanese edition of the album.