℗ 2020 Magnet Records Limited
| Released | October 8, 2020 |
| Duration | 3h 33m 07s |
| Record Label | WM UK |
| Genre | Pop |
ERA 1 (As Bs & Rarities 1978-1984)
Chris Rea
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Fool (If You Think It's Over / 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:36 | |||
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1.2
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Midnight Love (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:10 | |||
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1.3
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Fool If You Think It's Over (Spanish Version / 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:25 | |||
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1.4
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Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:23 | |||
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1.5
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Three Angels (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:28 | |||
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1.6
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Diamonds (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:52 | |||
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1.7
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Cleveland Calling (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:42 | |||
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1.8
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Raincoat and a Rose (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:08 | |||
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1.9
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No Qualifications (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
2:20 | |||
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1.10
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Tennis (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:05 | |||
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1.11
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If You Really Love Me (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:11 | |||
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1.12
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Dancing Girls (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:44 | |||
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1.13
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Friends Across The Water (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:48 | |||
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1.14
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Since I Don't See You Anymore (Spanish Version / 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:44 | |||
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1.15
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Loving You (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:49 | |||
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1.16
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Let Me Be The One (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:46 | |||
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1.17
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Diamonds (12" Version, 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:53 | |||
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2.1
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Do You Still Dream?
Chris Rea |
4:11 | |||
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2.2
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Loving You
Chris Rea |
3:55 | |||
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2.3
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One Fine Day
Chris Rea |
4:06 | |||
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2.4
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One Sweet and Tender Touch
Chris Rea |
4:44 | |||
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2.5
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If I Ever Break Free
Chris Rea |
3:00 | |||
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2.6
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Sierra Sierra
Chris Rea |
4:15 | |||
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2.7
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Members Only
Chris Rea |
3:24 | |||
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2.8
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Let Me Be the One
Chris Rea |
3:25 | |||
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2.9
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One Night with You
Chris Rea |
4:31 | |||
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2.10
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Every Beat of My Heart (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:23 | |||
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2.11
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Don't Look Back (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:50 | |||
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2.12
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Let It Loose (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:38 | |||
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2.13
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Urban Samurai (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:33 | |||
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2.14
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Let It Loose (Special Extended Remix, 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
5:45 | |||
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2.15
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Sierra Sierra (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
5:40 | |||
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2.16
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I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:30 | |||
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2.17
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From Love To Love (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:33 | |||
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2.18
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I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Extended Mix; 2019 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
5:55 | |||
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3.1
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Love's Strange Ways (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:39 | |||
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3.2
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Smile (2019 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:32 | |||
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3.3
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I Don't Know What It Is but I Love It (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:42 | |||
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3.4
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Mystery Man (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:25 | |||
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3.5
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I Don't Know What It Is but I Love It (12" Version, 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
5:27 | |||
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3.6
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Bombollini (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
6:10 | |||
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3.7
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True Love (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:44 | |||
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3.8
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Touche D'Amour (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:22 | |||
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3.9
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Ace Of Hearts (Special Remix / 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:55 | |||
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3.10
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Excerpts from 'I Can Hear Your Heartbeat' (Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
7:03 | |||
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3.11
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Auf immer und ewig (1984 Version; 2019 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
4:41 | |||
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3.12
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Bitter Sweet (2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
1:08 | |||
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3.13
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Touche D'Amour (Instrumental, 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
3:43 | |||
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3.14
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Touche D'Amour (Special Extended Remix, 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
6:12 | |||
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3.15
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Ace Of Hearts (Special Extended Remix / 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
6:37 | |||
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3.16
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Special Edition 12" Medley (Let It Loose / I Can Hear Your Heartbeat / I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It; 2020 Remaster)
Chris Rea |
7:25 |
ERA 1 (As, Bs and Rarities 1978 – 1984) is a new compilation album that brings together a collection of Chris Rea’s early work between 1978 to 1984. The set provides a comprehensive look at Chris Rea’s progression as a solo artist, which started following spells in bands Magdalene and The Beautiful Losers.
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. A formidable songwriter, and still playing live to this day, he has released an incredible 24 studio albums, the most recent being Road Songs for Lovers in 2017 which was met with huge critical and commercial acclaim.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – WM UK Studio Masters
Disc 1, Tracks 1-17; Disc 2, Tracks 1-15, 17; Disc 3, Tracks 1-10, 13, 14, 16 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Disc 2, Tracks 16, 18; Disc 3, Track 15 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Disc 1, Tracks 1-17; Disc 2, Tracks 1-15, 17; Disc 3, Tracks 1-10, 13, 14, 16 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Disc 2, Tracks 16, 18; Disc 3, Track 15 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.50 -1.48 to -0.18 | -14.35 -18.27 to -12.61 | -11.44 -15.90 to -9.50 | 9 7 to 12 | |
| 1.1 | Fool (If You Think It's Over / 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.80 | -10.7 | 8 |
| 1.2 | Midnight Love (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.64 | -11.0 | 9 |
| 1.3 | Fool If You Think It's Over (Spanish Version / 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.05 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 1.4 | Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.46 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 1.5 | Three Angels (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -12.61 | -9.5 | 7 |
| 1.6 | Diamonds (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.36 | -10.2 | 8 |
| 1.7 | Cleveland Calling (2020 Remaster) | -1.48 | -13.43 | -9.7 | 7 |
| 1.8 | Raincoat and a Rose (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -17.96 | -14.6 | 10 |
| 1.9 | No Qualifications (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.31 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 1.10 | Tennis (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.00 | -11.1 | 9 |
| 1.11 | If You Really Love Me (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.04 | -10.3 | 8 |
| 1.12 | Dancing Girls (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.25 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 1.13 | Friends Across The Water (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -18.08 | -15.8 | 12 |
| 1.14 | Since I Don't See You Anymore (Spanish Version / 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -12.80 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 1.15 | Loving You (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.33 | -10.8 | 8 |
| 1.16 | Let Me Be The One (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.78 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 1.17 | Diamonds (12" Version, 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.03 | -9.7 | 7 |
| 2.1 | Do You Still Dream? | -0.48 | -13.78 | -10.8 | 8 |
| 2.2 | Loving You | -0.48 | -14.30 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 2.3 | One Fine Day | -0.48 | -14.80 | -12.1 | 9 |
| 2.4 | One Sweet and Tender Touch | -0.48 | -14.46 | -11.8 | 8 |
| 2.5 | If I Ever Break Free | -0.48 | -13.03 | -10.1 | 8 |
| 2.6 | Sierra Sierra | -0.48 | -14.60 | -11.2 | 9 |
| 2.7 | Members Only | -0.48 | -13.71 | -10.6 | 8 |
| 2.8 | Let Me Be the One | -0.48 | -13.88 | -10.5 | 9 |
| 2.9 | One Night with You | -0.48 | -14.10 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 2.10 | Every Beat of My Heart (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -15.55 | -13.2 | 9 |
| 2.11 | Don't Look Back (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.03 | -11.5 | 9 |
| 2.12 | Let It Loose (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.40 | -10.4 | 9 |
| 2.13 | Urban Samurai (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -16.51 | -13.3 | 10 |
| 2.14 | Let It Loose (Special Extended Remix, 2020 Remaster) | -0.18 | -13.16 | -10.7 | 9 |
| 2.15 | Sierra Sierra (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.44 | -11.2 | 9 |
| 2.16 | I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.42 | -11.2 | 10 |
| 2.17 | From Love To Love (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.26 | -10.0 | 9 |
| 2.18 | I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Extended Mix; 2019 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.83 | -10.8 | 9 |
| 3.1 | Love's Strange Ways (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.32 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 3.2 | Smile (2019 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.24 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 3.3 | I Don't Know What It Is but I Love It (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.48 | -11.4 | 10 |
| 3.4 | Mystery Man (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -18.27 | -15.9 | 12 |
| 3.5 | I Don't Know What It Is but I Love It (12" Version, 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.69 | -10.8 | 9 |
| 3.6 | Bombollini (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -16.30 | -13.3 | 10 |
| 3.7 | True Love (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.16 | -11.5 | 9 |
| 3.8 | Touche D'Amour (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.44 | -11.5 | 10 |
| 3.9 | Ace Of Hearts (Special Remix / 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -15.18 | -12.3 | 9 |
| 3.10 | Excerpts from 'I Can Hear Your Heartbeat' (Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -16.88 | -12.2 | 9 |
| 3.11 | Auf immer und ewig (1984 Version; 2019 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.30 | -11.0 | 8 |
| 3.12 | Bitter Sweet (2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -16.36 | -13.7 | 10 |
| 3.13 | Touche D'Amour (Instrumental, 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.67 | -11.6 | 9 |
| 3.14 | Touche D'Amour (Special Extended Remix, 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.64 | -11.8 | 10 |
| 3.15 | Ace Of Hearts (Special Extended Remix / 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -13.94 | -10.7 | 8 |
| 3.16 | Special Edition 12" Medley (Let It Loose / I Can Hear Your Heartbeat / I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It; 2020 Remaster) | -0.48 | -14.71 | -11.6 | 10 |