Blue Guitars is an album by Chris Rea, released in 2005. An expansive journey through blues-inflected rock, layered with soulful instrumentation and introspective lyrics. *Blue Guitars* is notable for its ambitious scope, featuring a whopping 25 tracks that delve into various blues styles and narratives. The album received critical acclaim for its mature sound, reinforcing Rea's position in the blues genre, and it achieved commercial success by reaching number one on the UK Independent Albums Chart. The album's blend of personal storytelling and musical diversity has influenced many contemporary blues artists. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 West Africa (instrumental) 4:16
• 2 Cry for Home Standout 4:58
• 3 The King Who Sold His Own 5:18
• 4 White Man Coming 4:01
• 5 Where the Blues Come From Standout 6:19
• 6 Lord Tell Me It Won’t Be Long 4:58
• 7 Work Gang 4:33
• 8 Praise the Lord 4:41
• 9 Sweet Sunday 5:39
• 10 Sing Out the Devil 6:08
• 11 Boss Man Cut My Chains 3:23

Disc 2

• 1 Walkin’ Country Blues 3:41
• 2 Man Gone Missing 4:40
• 3 Can’t Stay Blues 4:58
• 4 KKK Blues Standout 4:56
• 5 Too Much Drinkin’ 4:52
• 6 Catwalk Woman 4:32
• 7 If You’ve Got a Friend in Jesus 4:24
• 8 Head Out on the Highway 4:31
• 9 Wild Pony 4:10
• 10 Steam Train Blues 3:50
• 11 Going Up to Memphis 4:20
• 12 Somewhere Between Highway 61 & 49 6:06
• 13 Ticket for Chicago 5:16
• 14 Dance All Night Long 4:33

Disc 3

• 1 Two Days Missing Down the Viper Room 3:00
• 2 Who Cares If I Do 4:35
• 3 What Made Me Love You 3:22
• 4 You Got Dixie 4:41
• 5 One Night With You 5:29
• 6 Talking ’Bout New Orleans 5:27
• 7 Le Fleur de La Vie (instrumental) 3:15
• 8 Catfish Girl 3:51
• 9 Only a Fool Plays by the Rules 4:01
• 10 Baby Come Home 3:34
• 11 Dance Avec Moi (instrumental) 3:17
• 12 L’Ete Eternal (instrumental) 3:33

Disc 4

• 1 Electric Guitar 4:44
• 2 Electric Memphis Blues 4:17
• 3 All Night Long 4:14
• 4 Born Bad 3:49
• 5 Let’s Start Again 3:54
• 6 What I’m Looking For 4:28
• 7 Rules of Love 3:13
• 8 What You Done to Me 3:30
• 9 Hobo Love Blues 3:39
• 10 Pass Me By 3:08
• 11 The Soul of My Father’s Shadow 3:55
• 12 My Blue World Says Hello 4:08

Disc 5

• 1 Lone Rider 4:46
• 2 Texas Blue 5:11
• 3 No Wheels Blues 5:05
• 4 Lone Star Boogie 5:18
• 5 Blind Willie 6:49
• 6 The American Way 4:07
• 7 Angellina 4:48
• 8 Truck Stop 4:49
• 9 Weekend Down Mexico 4:20
• 10 Texas Line Boogie 4:41
• 11 Too Big City 5:05
• 12 Houston Angel 4:01

Disc 6

• 1 I’m Moving Up 4:33
• 2 Maxwell Street 4:39
• 3 Bob Taylor 5:15
• 4 She’s a Whole Heap of Trouble 2:31
• 5 Jazzy Blue 3:27
• 6 Hip‐sway 3:40
• 7 That’s the Way It Goes 3:33
• 8 To Get Your Love 5:08
• 9 Chicago Morning 4:57
• 10 Catwalk Woman 3:36
• 11 Since You’ve Been Gone 4:11
• 12 All Night Long 5:27
• 13 Here She Comes Now 4:16

Disc 7

• 1 Last Call 3:33
• 2 Maybe That’s All I Need to Know 4:22
• 3 Deep Winter Blues 5:03
• 4 If I Ever Get Over You 5:00
• 5 I Love the Rain 4:28
• 6 My Soul Crying Out for You 3:28
• 7 If That’s What You Want 4:10
• 8 There’s No One Looking 5:23
• 9 What Became of You 4:47
• 10 My Deep Blue Ways 4:18

Disc 8

• 1 Sweet Love 4:12
• 2 Break Another Piece of My Heart 4:19
• 3 Ball & Chain 4:55
• 4 Gospel Trail 4:50
• 5 Shy Boy 3:34
• 6 Come Change My World 4:03
• 7 Call on Me 3:58
• 8 Just in Case You Never Knew 4:06
• 9 Let Me In 5:36
• 10 I’ll Be There for You 4:05
• 11 The Pain of Loving You 3:36
• 12 Are You Ready 6:07

Disc 9

• 1 Celtic Blue (instrumental) 7:59
• 2 Too Far From Home 7:30
• 3 ’til the Morning Sun Shines on My Love and Me 5:30
• 4 Lucky Day 5:10
• 5 What She Really Is 4:57
• 6 Wishing Well 3:59
• 7 Irish Blues 3:59
• 8 No More Sorrow 5:51
• 9 While I Remain 4:54
• 10 Last Drink 4:57
• 11 ’til I Find My True Love’s Name 3:32
• 12 Big White Door 5:31

Disc 10

• 1 Hey Gringo 5:49
• 2 Immigration Blues 5:08
• 3 Still Trying to Clear My Name 4:09
• 4 Sun Is Hot 4:13
• 5 Screw You and Your Deep Blue Sea 4:22
• 6 Nothing Seems to Matter No More 3:39
• 7 Sometimes 4:52
• 8 Lampiou 5:40
• 9 Keep On Dancing 3:49
• 10 Lucifer’s Angel 4:49
• 11 How I Know It’s You 4:00
• 12 Forever 4:36
• 13 You Got Soul 5:08
• 14 Bajan Blue 4:29

Disc 11

• 1 My Baby Told Me (Blues) 2:42
• 2 Got to Be Moving 3:46
• 3 My Baby Told Me (Gospel) 3:04
• 4 Heartbreaker 2:47
• 5 Yes I Do (instrumental) 3:16
• 6 Wasted Love 4:30
• 7 Cool Cool Blue 3:56
• 8 Clarkson Blues 4:56
• 9 Who Killed Love 4:04
• 10 Never Tie Me Down 4:05
• 11 Mindless 3:46
• 12 Ain’t That Just the Prettiest Thing 5:07
• 13 Nobody but You 3:33
• 14 Waiting for Love 4:40
• 15 Blue Morning in the Rain 4:30

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