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Julia (Chris Rea song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Julia
| cover = Chris Rea Julia 1993 single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chris Rea
| album = Espresso Logic
| B-side = I Thought I Was Going to Lose You
| released = 11 October 1993
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:56
| label = East West
| writer = Chris Rea
| producer = Chris Rea
| prev_title = Too Much Pride
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Espresso Logic
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
"'Julia'" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, which was released in 1993 as the lead single from his thirteenth studio album 'Espresso Logic'. The song, written and produced by Rea, was dedicated to Rea's daughter Julia Christina, who was four years old at the time of its release. The song reached No. 18 in the UK and remained in the charts for five weeks.
Critical reception
On its release, 'Music & Media' noted the song's "hard hammering drums" and felt the song was the "first sensation of the ['Espresso Logic'] album's fine aroma". In a review of 'Espresso Logic', Allen Howie of 'The Courier-Journal' commented, "Rea's most potent songs are personal, rather than political. When he's content with his lot in life, as in the sunny 'Julia', there's no keeping the smile from your face." Rob Caldwell of AllMusic described the song as a "bright rhythm driven song". In a review of the 1994 compilation 'The Best of Chris Rea', Katherine Monk of 'The Vancouver Sun' described the song as "locomotive".
Track listing
'7" single'
# "Julia" 3:56
# "I Thought I Was Going to Lose You" 5:00
'CD single (German release)'
# "Julia" 3:56
# "I Thought I Was Going to Lose You" 5:01
# "Jordan 191" 4:02
Personnel
* Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, producer
* Linda Taylor - backing vocals
* Sylvin Marc - bass
* Martin Ditcham - drums, percussion
* Stuart Epps - engineer
* Tommy Willis - guitar technician
* Stylorouge - sleeve design
Charts
References
Category:1993 songs
Category:1993 singles
Category:East West Records singles
Category:Songs written by Chris Rea
Category:Chris Rea songs
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