The Ultimate Collection: 1978–2000

Compilation by Chris Rea

Released 21 May 2007

Barry Hammond
engineer [18], mix [18]
Bruce Baxter
brass [16], strings [16]
Bruce Lynch
bass guitar [14]
Carol Kenyon
background vocals [14]
Chris Rea
Rhodes piano [14], accordion [14], arranger [3.18, 2.18], bass [15], electric guitar [3.11, 2.4, 2.9], fretless bass [7], guitar [1.7, 1.14, 3.14-15], keyboard [3.14-15, 1.7], lead vocals [3.7, 3.12, 1.16], piano [7, 14], producer [2.4, 2.8-9, 2.11, 2.14-16, 2.18, 1.2-3, 1.7, 1.13-15, 1.18, 3.6, 3.9, 3.11, 3.14-15, 3.18], slide guitar [14], vocal [2.4, 2.9, 1.7, 3.11, 3.14-15]
Claude Nobs
harmonica [15]
Dave Mattacks
drums (drum set) [14]
Dave Richards
producer [1.7, 3.14-15], synthesizer [15]
David Richards
producer [13, 15]
Eddie Guy
acoustic guitar [12]
Gus Dudgeon
percussion [12], producer [1.16, 3.7, 3.12]
Jeff Seopardie
brushes [7], drums (drum set) [1.7, 3.14-15], percussion [14]
Jerry Stevenson
acoustic guitar [7], guitar [3.14-15, 1.7]
Jim Mullen
guitar [14]
Jon Kelly
producer [3.6, 3.9, 3.18, 1.2, 1.14, 2.11]
Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer [3.6, 3.18, 1.2, 2.11]
Katie Kissoon
background vocals [14]
Kevin Powell
bass [1.7, 3.14]
Kiadan K.Q. Quinn
arranger [18], producer [18]
Linda Taylor
background vocals [14]
Morris Pert
percussion [16]
Neil Amor
engineer [3.11, 3.18, 2.4, 2.9]
Philippe Garcia
assistant [3.11, 2.4, 2.9]
Scottie R.
additional [18], remixer [18]
Simon Wall
assistant [2.4, 2.9, 3.11]
Steve Gregory
brass [7], saxophone [7], solo [7]
Stuart Epps
engineer [3.7, 3.12, 1.16]
Thobias Draper
vocal [8]