Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition. In April 1986 On the Beach was released and broke into the UK Top 20 at #11. The album started building Rea's international reputation with top 10 chart positions across Europe. This album went on to Platinum sales status in the UK. The album title track was the only single taken from this album. With a career spanning over 40 years and over 30 million album sales, Chris Rea's distinctive husky-gravel vocal and incredible body of work has seen him become one of the most loved solo artists the UK have ever produced.