| "Stainsby Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from the album Shamrock Diaries | ||||
| B-side | "And When She Smiles" | |||
| Released | March 1985 | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Rea | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Rea, Dave Richards | |||
| Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stainsby Girls (Official Music Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Stainsby Girls" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1985 as the lead single from his seventh studio album Shamrock Diaries.[1] It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Dave Richards.[2] "Stainsby Girls" reached No. 26 in the UK and remained in the charts for twelve weeks.[3]
"Stainsby Girls" was written by Rea as a tribute for his wife Joan, a former student of the Stainsby Secondary Modern School.[1] The single's B-side, "And When She Smiles", is listed on the back sleeve as having been "recorded on eight track on a yacht in Ibiza harbour".[2] Rea later re-recorded "Stainsby Girls" for his 1988 album New Light Through Old Windows.[4]
- ^ a b Sharon Mawer. "Shamrock Diaries - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ a b "Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls / And When She Smiles - Magnet - UK - MAG 276". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ Mike DeGagne (1988-10-17). "New Light Through Old Windows: The Best Of Chris Rea - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-10.