New Light Through Old Windows | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 17 October 1988 | |||
Genre | Album-oriented rock | |||
Length | 60:13 | |||
Label |
Geffen (US) Magnet (rest of world) | |||
Producer | Chris Rea | |||
Chris Rea chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Working on it (1989)" on YouTube |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
New Light Through Old Windows is the first compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1988. The album consists primarily of re-recordings of songs from Rea's earlier albums, as well as the new track " Working on It", which peaked at No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100, [2] and was Rea's only No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [3] " On the Beach" peaked at No. 9 on the US Adult Contemporary singles chart, and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] [5] The album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, charted for over a year, and was certified 3× Platinum by BPI until 1992. [6] [7] It charted in the Top 10 in New Zealand, Australia and West Germany.
All tracks written by Chris Rea.
The US vinyl release featured different cover artwork and an altered track listing, shown below:
Chart (1988–2021) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [8] | 14 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [9] | 7 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [10] | 59 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 9 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [12] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [13] | 15 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 29 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 24 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [16] | 5 |
US Billboard 200 [17] | 92 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria ( IFPI Austria) [18] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP) [19] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [20] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [21] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [22] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
New Light Through Old Windows | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 17 October 1988 | |||
Genre | Album-oriented rock | |||
Length | 60:13 | |||
Label |
Geffen (US) Magnet (rest of world) | |||
Producer | Chris Rea | |||
Chris Rea chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Working on it (1989)" on YouTube |
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
New Light Through Old Windows is the first compilation album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1988. The album consists primarily of re-recordings of songs from Rea's earlier albums, as well as the new track " Working on It", which peaked at No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100, [2] and was Rea's only No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [3] " On the Beach" peaked at No. 9 on the US Adult Contemporary singles chart, and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] [5] The album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, charted for over a year, and was certified 3× Platinum by BPI until 1992. [6] [7] It charted in the Top 10 in New Zealand, Australia and West Germany.
All tracks written by Chris Rea.
The US vinyl release featured different cover artwork and an altered track listing, shown below:
Chart (1988–2021) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [8] | 14 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [9] | 7 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [10] | 59 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 9 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [12] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [13] | 15 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 29 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 24 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [16] | 5 |
US Billboard 200 [17] | 92 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [18] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP) [19] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany ( BVMI) [20] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [21] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [22] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |