The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes was released by Chris Rea

Chris Rea

Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...

 in 2008. It comprises 3CDs and 2 x 10" Vinyl records in an 80 page hardback book. It is the second album of his project, the Blue Notes (see Hofner Blue Notes

Hofner Blue Notes

Hofner Blue Notes is a 2003 album by Hofner Blue Notes, a project by Chris Rea. The project was continued with The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes.-Track listing:# Spy# Expectations# Hofner Blue Notes# Paris in Minneapolis# São Paulo Blue...

 (2003)).

The book relates the history of The Delmonts, an imaginary band in the early '60s, who evolved into The Hofner Bluenotes. It also gives a brief history of the Hofner

Höfner

Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of musical instruments, with one division that manufactures guitars and basses, and another that manufactures other string instruments....

 guitar, and its importance in the development of music in Britain. The book is lavishly illustrated with period photos and mocked up posters and newspaper cuttings about the band, together with some of Rea's paintings, and photos of Hofner guitars. The music was recorded by Rea (guitars), Colin Hodgkinson

Colin Hodgkinson

Colin Hodgkinson is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s.-Career:...

 (bass) and Martin Ditcham (drums), who feature in the book, together with Niel Drinkwater and Robert Ahwai.

After the album was released, Rea started a European tour. He and his band would perform as a quintet. The concerts were divided in three sections. In first, they would play only songs from Delmonts (CD1), then some blues songs from Fabulous Hofner Blue Notes (CD2), and in the third part Rea's greatest hits (like: The Road to Hell, Josephine, On the Beach ...).

Tracks

CD 1 The Delmonts

(The same 16 tracks appear on the 2 x 10" vinyl records)

1. "Dirty New Town"
2. "008 Jimmy Bond"
3. "India Arab"
4. "BB Was a Comanche"
5. "Theme From the Pink Guitar"
6. "Russian Roulette"
7. "Black Wave Heroes"
8. "Andorra Star Blues"
9. "Gippo Euro"
10. "The Power Of Love"
11. "Big Storm Coming"
12. "Race Fever Blues"
13. "It's Behind You"
14. "French Football"
15. "Green Shirt Blues (For George Russell)"
16. "Blue Miles"

CD 2 The Hofner Bluenotes

1. "I Can't Wait For Love"
2. "Speak of God, Act Like the Devil"
3. "Big Wave"
4. “Don't Give Your Ace Away”
5. “Renaissance Blues”
6. “Lets Getaway”
7. “Legacy Blues”
8. “Don't Tell Me About The Blues”
9. “If I Keep My Faith In You”
10. “The Shadow Of A Fool”
11. “Rock And Roll Tonight”
12. “I Will Be With You”

CD 3 The Hofner Bluenotes

1. “Twister Inside”
2. “When The Truth Comes Out”
3. “Because It's You”
4. “Looking Glass Blues”
5. “Blues For Janice”
6. “Meet Me On the Mountain”
7. “Skylark Blues”
8. “Which Part Of The Painting Made You Cry?”
9. “The Days I Spent With You (Song For Bella)”
10. “Yes I Do”