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Chris Rea
Chris Rea performs at Salle Pleyel on October 9, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns)
Features
12.22.25
Singer-Songwriter Chris Rea, Best Known for His 1978 “Fool (If You Think It’s Over),” Dead at 74
By
Matt Friedlander
Photo by Ferenc Szelepcsenyi/Shutterstock
Behind The Song
07.03.25
“Fool (If You Think It’s Over)”: Chris Rea’s Unintended Contribution to the Yacht Rock Genre
By
Jim Beviglia
Chris Rea performs at Salle Pleyel on October 9, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns)
Photo by Ferenc Szelepcsenyi/Shutterstock
