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LP альбомы

Vinyl, LP Magnet Records MAGL 5032 UK 1980

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

 Made in England. Superb glossy colour picture sleeve complete with original photo portrait/lyric inner

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Vinyl, LP Columbia JC 36465 US 1980

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

 Promotional vinyl LP with custom printed white title labels, full colour picture sleeve with gold promotional stamp on the reverse including lyric inner. This copy also comes with the original press pack for the album, comprising 3-page press release and 8" x 10" black & white publicity photograph taken by David Gahr

Vinyl, LP Magnet Records 823 075-1 Germany 1980

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

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Vinyl, LP DAI 30.350 Italy 1980

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

 Tennis DAI 30.350 Magnet/Durium 1980 Italy original, very rare.

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Vinyl, LP Magnet Records 7C 062-63748 Sweden 1980

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

 NCB Made in Sweden. Came with printed inner sleeve

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Vinyl, LP GEMA/BIEM 242 370-1 Europe Reissue

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

 Came with printed inner sleeve

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Vinyl, LP CBS 25AP-1918 Japan 1980

A1. Tennis – 5:18 А2. Sweet Kiss – 4:33 А3. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 А4. Dancing Girls – 4:02 А5. No Work Today – 2:33 A6. Everytime I See You Smile – 6:18 B1. For Ever And Ever – 4:09 B2. Good News – 3:54 B3. Friends Across The Water – 3:45 B4. Distant Summers – 2:10 B5. Only With You – 3:42 B6. Stick It – 5:19

 Picture sleeve plus inner sleeve, lyric insert & obi-strip

Original copies of the LP had a green tennis-ball label

	Magnet		EAST WEST
LP	MAGL 5032	WX 186	WX 186

CD альбомы

CD Magnet Records CDMAG 5032 UK 1980

Tennis – 5:19 Sweet Kiss – 4:36 Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:43 Dancing Girls – 4:04 No Work Today – 2:36 Everytime I See You Smile – 6:22 For Ever And Ever – 4:09 Good News – 3:53 Friends Across The Water – 3:45 Distant Summers – 2:10 Only With You – 3:42 Stick It – 5:21

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CD GEMA/BIEM 242 370-2 Germany 1980

Tennis – 5:19 Sweet Kiss – 4:36 Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:43 Dancing Girls – 4:04 No Work Today – 2:36 Everytime I See You Smile – 6:22 For Ever And Ever – 4:09 Good News – 3:53 Friends Across The Water – 3:45 Distant Summers – 2:10 Only With You – 3:42 Stick It – 5:21

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CD EAST WEST 2292-42370-2 Germany

Tennis – 5:19 Sweet Kiss – 4:36 Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:43 Dancing Girls – 4:04 No Work Today – 2:36 Everytime I See You Smile – 6:22 For Ever And Ever – 4:09 Good News – 3:53 Friends Across The Water – 3:45 Distant Summers – 2:10 Only With You – 3:42 Stick It – 5:21

CD VDP-1145 Japan 1980

Tennis – 5:19 Sweet Kiss – 4:36 Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:43 Dancing Girls – 4:04 No Work Today – 2:36 Everytime I See You Smile – 6:22 For Ever And Ever – 4:09 Good News – 3:53 Friends Across The Water – 3:45 Distant Summers – 2:10 Only With You – 3:42 Stick It – 5:21

 Japanese 12-track promo sample CD, picture sleeve with lyrics & obi-strip

	Magnet		EAST WEST
CD	CDMAG 5032	242 370-2	2292-42370-2

7" cинглы

Vinyl,  7", Single Magnet Records MAG 163 UK 7 марта 1980

A. Tennis – 3:59 B. If You Really Love Me – 3:09

Vinyl,  7", Single Magnet Records 6.12740 Germany 1980

A. Tennis – 3:59 B. If You Really Love Me – 3:09

Vinyl,  7", Single RCA 101.8176 Brazilian 1980

A. Tennis – 3:59 B. Friends Across The Water – 3:44

 Rare original promotional single - Brazilian Edition

Vinyl,  7", Single Magnet Records 6.12812 Germany 1980

A. Since I Don't See You Anymore – 3:41 B. Friends Across The Water – 3:45

Vinyl,  7", Single Magnet Records MO 2054 Spain 1980

A. Ya No Te Veo Nunca Mas (Since I Don't See You Anymore) – 3:40 B. Dancing Girls – 4:02

 Version en Espanol Spanish 7" promo of Since I Don't See You.. sung in Spanish, nice picture sleeve

Vinyl,  7", Single Magnet Records MAG 176 UK 16 мая 1980

A. Dancing Girls – 3:44 B. Friends Across The Water – 3:45

Vinyl,  7", Single CBS 1-11243 US 1980

A. Dancing Girls – 3:44 B. Dancing Girls – 3:44

 Columbia US demo 7", same both sides!

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Vinyl,  7", Single CBS Sony 07SP 501 Japan 1980

A. Dancing Girls – 3:44 B. If You Really Love Me – 3:09

 Rare Japanese white label promo sample 7" b/w If You Really Love Me, colour picture insert with Japanese text biography and lyrics printed on the reverse

Success continued to elude Chris Rea on his third album, Tennis, on which he began to experiment with slightly longer songs and more free-form jamming, the songs "Every Time I See You Smile," "Stick It," and the title track all being over five minutes long. For Tennis, he enlisted the assistance of Raphael Ravenscroft on saxophone fresh from his crowning moment on the Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street" single and Pete Wingfield on keyboards, among many other musicians to contribute to this album, but Chris Rea himself stamped his personal mark on the album, writing all the songs, providing vocals, guitar, and keyboards, and he even dispensed with the need for an outside producer. Hence the Elton John feel of his Gus Dudgeon-produced previous album, Deltics was gone, aside from on the ballad "Every Time I See You Smile," and it was replaced by a variety of styles including the horn-driven "Forever and Ever," the gospel song "Stick It" that closed the album, and the reggae-tinged, guitar-led instrumental "Friends Across the Water." The title track and album opener began with a riff that was reminiscent of Ace's "How Long," and the song structure itself was not dissimilar to 10cc's "Dreadlock Holiday" although far less commercial with its chorus repeating "Do you like tennis?....yes I do." The intro of "Sweet Kiss" was a brooding bassline and Rea used this style to build many of the tracks from a quiet start to a soulful crescendo. Several of the songs on Tennis had excellent melodies including "Since I Don't See You Anymore," "Dancing Girls," and the final track "Stick It" which, had it been recorded by Billy Joel at this time, would no doubt have been a hit. With hindsight, knowing how big Chris Rea became, it was amazing that this album failed to find its niche in the very early '80s and climbed no higher than number 60 in the charts, although there were no killer commercial singles on it, indeed no hit singles at all, and albums appeared to need this prerequisite at that time. A few years earlier during the era of prog rock, singles were totally superfluous to a rock album's degree of success. Even the cover was interesting with hundreds of tennis courts fading into the distant sunset.

Sharon Mawer