Chris Rea - Smile from the album Driving Home For Christmas - The Christmas EP 1988
Chris Rea Time Running Out unreleased and later completely destroyed LP slick. Magnet records 1982. After the completion of this emotional album the record company and backers felt that the content was too emotionally dark and consequently all of the tapes and artwork apart from this slick were destroyed. The lot is accompanied by 19 large professional colour transparencies depicting REA fully clothed and with guitar in a turquoise swimming pool.
The self-titled Chris Rea was released in 1981, and then Water Sign in 1983.
This \"Smile\" record was to be released in 82 but was \"destroyed\" instead.
The seller's description is puzzling, to say the least. (The songs are more like Love songs to me than \"too emotionally dark\")
Smile was eventually released in other albums:(B side to Love's Strange Ways, 83) (also on the 12\" Ace of Hearts\" mini album, 84)
Tracklist:
1 Driving Home For Christmas
Engineer – Justin Shirley-SmithProducer – Chris Rea, Jon Kelly
2 Footsteps In The Snow
Producer – Chris Rea
3 Joys Of Christmas
Mixed By – Chris Rea, Jon KellyProducer – Chris Rea
4 Smile
Producer – Chris Rea, Dave Richards .
Many special thanks to my gREAt friend Nikos Christodoulou !!!
Smile
You don't have to spend
your days in clouds
Hiding from the sun
Take a look around and see
It's not that easy for anyone
Smile
You don't have to put
that kind of stuff
On a friend like me
Or anybody else you see
So come on and smile
Rain comes falling down on everyone
Teardrops running from the sky
Too many nights are spent unspoken
Oh, dry your eyes
Smile
Cos you don't have to spend
your days in clouds
Hiding from the sun
Take a look around and see
It's not that easy
Take a look around and smile.....
Smile. It is a simple act, but sometimes takes a lot of effort. A smile can cause boundaries to melt, hearts to warm up, and distances to reduce. Why don't we smile more often? Is it too tough to smile? The answer lies in our attitude towards life. If we are more accepting of situations, we will be able to smile more easily.
Remember, without your smile, your attire is incomplete.
We all smile in the same language...!
This video has been published with absolute respect and admiration to Chris Rea's music !
