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"Dancing The Blues Away" from a 2002 album, "Dancing Down The Stony Road". This is a part clip from the masterpiece DVD, "Dancing Down The Stony Road" , made mainly at Miraval Studios in Provence, France. This DVD includes a superb 75-minutes documentary about recording "Stony Road" album, one short 23 min live/interview featurette from Cologne and a collection of Chris Rea paintings. Rea's understanding of how the blues evolved from the Delta up to Chicago is a revelation. Dancing Down the Stony Road is a 2002 album by Chris Rea, released on his own label, Jazzee Blue. The album has also been released under the shorter title Stony Road with different cover art on Edel. A version of Dancing Down The Stony Road was used in the BBC television programme Speed. There are also double CD editions available, featuring additional tracks. Chris Rea "Dancing Down The Stony Road", Mortality, and Inspiration in the Face of Fear. In 2001 Rea was struck down with a severe case of Pancreatitis, later revealed to have been cancerous. The operation that he went in for only assured him a 50% chance of survival. He has stated in interviews since that he swore to himself before the operation that if he survived he would return to his blues roots and pack in the commercial rock business. Needless to say the man survived, and Dancing Down The Stony Road was the resulting masterpiece. Chris Rea's obsession with the Delta blues is heavily prevalent in this album. He uses his exceptional slide guitar playing to great effect, his vocals are deep and charred (emphasizing the blues themes in his writing), and the production raw and sparse. Chris Rea: "I've loved Studio MIRAVAL for quite a while because it has a completely different atmosphere from all those high-tech studios. For example, for years they've been collecting fantastic microphones that you can't buy anywhere else any more. As a consequence, they're hardly available in other studios. And then, the heat and the landscape there, well, you know - it's almost like being way down South... Personnel: Chris Rea - vocals, guitars, producer, paintings Robert Ahwai - guitar Sylvin Marc - bass Ed Hession - accordion Gerry O'Connor - banjo Martin Ditcham - drums Stewart Eales - engineer John Kelly - mastering Peacock - design Olaf Heine - photography Lyrics: I been to the Mississippi Delta It's just like Middlesbrough Warmer Lot warmer ................ Beat up soul, looking to find a smile Ain't nobody here to give you the reason why I need the wings of an Angel, need to find me a way to fly. Come on and dance with me baby, dancing my blues away Yeah dance with me baby, dance 'til my blues can't stay Come on and dance with me baby, dancing my blues away. There is something worth knowing, written behind those eyes Well I've got tears by the truckload Let's laugh 'til they all run dry Let's steal the wings from those Angels And kiss what we know goodbye - goodbye. Come on and dance with me baby, dancing my blues away Yeah dance with me baby, dance 'til my blues can't stay Come on and dance with me baby Dancing my blues away. This video has been published with absolute respect and admiration to Chris Rea's music ! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Rea/e/B000APXKXO/works/ref=ntt_mus_teaser?