"Every Beat of My Heart" is a song by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea released by Magnet on 7 May 1982 as the second and final single from his fourth studio album, Chris Rea. The song was written by Rea, and produced by Jon Kelly and Rea. It failed to reach the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 129 in Record Business magazine's Bubbling Under Singles chart.
| "Every Beat of My Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from the album Chris Rea | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Look Back" | |||
| Released | 7 May 1982[1] | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
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Critical reception
editUpon its release as a single, Denis Kilcommons of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner praised "Every Beat of My Heart" as a "beautiful ballad" which is "immacuately performed".[2] The Mansfield & Sutton Recorder described it as an "extremely powerful ballad that should put Chris in the charts" and added, "Undoubtedly he is one of the best singer/songwriters we have in this country today."[3] The Runcorn Guardian called it a "taste of Rea at his best" and continued, "This Geordie singer/songwriter produces consistently high quality sounds, but hitherto, has only received vicarious success for his work."[4] Sunie of Record Mirror was negative in her review, noting that Rea "husk[s] away on an Adult Orientated (i.e. Boring) ballad, and highly soporific it is too". She continued, "Not much to my taste, but of inestimable therapeutic value for insomnia sufferers."[5]
Track listing
edit- "Every Beat of My Heart" – 3:20
- "Don't Look Back" – 3:44
Personnel
edit"Every Beat of My Heart"
- Chris Rea – vocals, guitar
- Martin Kershaw – guitar
- Skaila Kanga – harp
- David Snell – harp
- Steve Lawrence – string bass
- Andrew Powell – string arrangement, conductor
Production
- Jon Kelly – production, engineer
- Chris Rea – production
Other
- Brian Aris – cover photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 53 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 39 |
| UK Bubbling Under Singles (Record Business)[11] | 129 |
References
edit- ^ "New Singles". Record Business. Vol. 5, no. 6. 3 May 1982. p. 18.
- ^ Kilcommons, Denis (22 May 1982). "Scene on Saturday - Reviews: Singles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sounds Great: Singles". Mansfield & Sutton Recorder. 27 May 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Music". Runcorn Guardian. 28 May 1982. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sunie (15 May 1982). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 15. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Every Beat of My Heart (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1982. MAG 225.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Every Beat of My Heart (European 7-inch single sleeve). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1982. 1A 006-64839.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Every Beat of My Heart (Australasian 7-inch single sleeve). Chris Rea. Magnet Records. 1982. K 8761.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St. Ives, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Chart Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Chris Rea – Every Beat of My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Top Singles - Bubbling Under Singles 101-150". Record Business. Vol. 5, no. 9. 7 June 1982. p. 7.