Espresso Logic

by Chris Rea

Overview

Espresso Logic is aptly titled, as the majority of the music would fit well in a late-night coffee house. It's a jazzier-bluesier album than most of Rea's, featuring some fine slide guitar, particularly on the title track. The atmospheric "Miles Is a Cigarette" is a smoky evocation of longing and remembrance. This hushed mood carries over into "She Closed Her Eyes," which is a poem spoken over a soothing, wistful backing. It's not all moody atmospherics, though. Like "Josephine" on his earlier Shamrock Diaries, the bright rhythm driven song "Julia" is about one of his daughters. Unfortunately, the weakest track is the duet with Elton John. The pairing could have been more interesting if they'd picked a different song, but "If You Were Me" is quite bland. This album was released in two different versions, the U.S. version, with the gold sand on the cover, also included some songs from God's Great Banana Skin, which wasn't released in the U.S. ~ Rob Caldwell

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/1994
Label:	Eastwest
UPC:	0075679231628
Rank:	110724

Tracks

1. Espresso Logic
2. Julia
3. Soup of the Day
4. If You Were Me
5. Johnny Needs a Fast Car
6. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
7. God's Great Banana Skin
8. Miles Is a Cigarette
9. Summer Love
10. Red
11. She Closed Her Eyes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris Rea   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Organ
Elton John   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Linda Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Max Middleton   Piano,Keyboards
Emma Whittle   Vocals (Background)
Pete Beachill   Trombone
Sylvain Marc   Bass
Davy Spillane   Uillean Pipes
Robert Ahwai   Guitar
David Stewart   Trombone
Sylvin Marc   Guitar (Bass)
Val Chalmers   Vocals (Background)
Dave Stewart   Trombone
Martin Ditcham   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Chris Rea   Composer,Producer
Stuart Epps   Engineer
Simon Wall   Assistant Engineer
Elton John   Composer,Performer
Neil Amor   Engineer
Tommy Willis   Guitar Technician
Paul Mortimer   Engineer
Willie Grimston   Coordination