| "Stainsby Girls" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from the album Shamrock Diaries | ||||
| B-side | "And When She Smiles" | |||
| Released | March 1985 | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Rea, Dave Richards | |||
| Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stainsby Girls (Official Music Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Stainsby Girls" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1985 as the lead single from his seventh studio album Shamrock Diaries. [1] It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Dave Richards. [2] "Stainsby Girls" reached No. 26 in the UK and remained in the charts for twelve weeks. [3]
"Stainsby Girls" was written by Rea as a tribute for his wife Joan, a former student of the Stainsby Secondary Modern School. [1] The single's B-side, "And When She Smiles", is listed on the back sleeve as having been "recorded on eight track on a yacht in Ibiza harbour". [2] Rea later re-recorded "Stainsby Girls" for his 1988 album New Light Through Old Windows. [4]
Critical reception
In a retrospective review of Shamrock Diaries, Sharon Mawer of AllMusic described the song as "easily the most like Bruce Springsteen that Rea had ever sounded". [1] Colin Larkin, in his book The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, noted the song was a "slice of nostalgia for the northern England of Rea's adolescence". [5]
Track listing
- 7" single
- "Stainsby Girls" – 3:50
- "And When She Smiles" – 3:12
- 12" single (German release)
- "Stainsby Girls (Sax-Mix)" – 4:20
- "September Blue" – 3:54
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart (V) [6] | 33 |
| Irish Singles Chart [7] | 10 |
| UK Singles Chart [3] | 26 |
Personnel
- Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, producer
- Eoghan O'Neill - bass
- Mel Collins - saxophone
- Dave Mattacks - drums
- Dave Richards - producer, engineer
- Barry Hammond - engineer
References
- ^ a b c Sharon Mawer. "Shamrock Diaries - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ a b "Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls / And When She Smiles - Magnet - UK - MAG 276". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ a b "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ Mike DeGagne (1988-10-17). "New Light Through Old Windows: The Best Of Chris Rea - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2010-06-03). The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes - Google Books. ISBN 9780195313734. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
