Deltics (album)

Deltics
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1979
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Label	United Artists (US)/ Magnet (Rest Of World)
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Chris Rea chronology
Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978) Deltics (1979) Tennis (1980)

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Allmusic	[1]

Deltics is the second studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1979. The title is a reference to the Deltic-class locomotives that were used on the UK East Coast rail network in the 1960s and 1970s.

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

1. "Twisted Wheel" – 05:15
2. "The Things Lovers Should Do" – 03:35
3. "Dance! (Don't Think)" – 03:52
4. "Raincoat and a Rose" – 04:09
5. "Cenotaph/Letter from Amsterdam" – 05:49
6. "Deltics" – 05:28
7. "Diamonds" – 04:51
8. "She Gave It Away" – 04:00
9. "Don't Want Your Best Friend" – 03:44
10. "No Qualifications" – 02:20
11. "Seabird" – 02:52

Personnel

• Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
• Robert Ahwai- guitar
• Eoghan O'Neill - bass
• Kevin Leach - keyboards
• Max Middleton - keyboards
• Dave Mattacks - drums
• Adrian Rea - drums
• Martin Ditcham - percussion

Singles

1. "Diamonds" b/w "Cleveland Calling"
2. "Raincoat and a Rose" b/w "No Qualifications"

References

1. Deltics at AllMusic