Description
Chris Rea has hand signed this copy of his 1985 LP “Shamrock Diaries” on the front cover in blue ink. This album represents the beginning of a creative and commercial zenith for Rea. Shamrock Diaries was a huge seller in Europe, reaching the Top 20 in several countries including Ireland Germany, The Netherlands and Great Britain. The album was also successful in Australia, where it reached number one. The track “Stainsby Girls” was written as a tribute for his wife Joan, a former student of the Stainsby Secondary Modern School. One of the album’s most popular tracks, “Josephine,” was written by Rea for his daughter of the same name. Rea would later pay the same compliment to his youngest daughter, Julia, on the album Espresso Logic (1993).