Chris Rea - Give That Girl A Diamond video free download

Give That Girl A Diamond from 2002 album "Dancing Down The Stony Road".

Filmed at Miraval Studios, Provence.

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.

The title for the track "Give That Girl a Diamond" is shortened to "Diamond" on the regular edition of the album released by 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.

The final track, Give That Girl A Diamond, is a wonderful love song.

When Chris was shopping in London with Josephine, she saw a diamond ring in a jewellers and said to Chris that it would be perfect for her Mum - his wife Joan. Chris was reluctant as he always bought art and the like for her and didn't think she would be interested. However he bought it and gave it to her for Christmas. "She loved it" Chris gave that girl a diamond.

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:

She shines her light where just before

There was only

A cold wind blowing

She understands what makes me smile

And lets me know that

Without showing

I need to tell her, need to show her

How deep she goes

Inside of me

She is the stone that breaks the hard shell

And rings out the loudest bell

With whispered words that scream out

All the peace in me

Give that girl a diamond

Yeah give that girl a diamond

And say it's from me

A blue reflected light

Way past the darkest place

My only private night

Of fearful dreams

She is stone that stabs my shield of steel

The peace that she makes me feel

With whispered words

I need to tell her

Need to show her

How deep she goes

Inside of me

Give that girl a diamond

Give that girl a diamond

And say it's from me.