title: Deltics (album)
text: # Deltics (album)
  
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  Deltics is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. It was released in 1979 on Magnet Records. The album is named after the East Coast rail network's Deltic-class locomotives that were used in the 1960s and 1970s. The album is Rea's first album to chart on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number fifty-four. The single "Diamonds" peaked at number 44 on both the UK Singles Chart, and Billboard Hot 100, where it charted for eight weeks. The B-side of this single, "Cleveland Calling", was not included on the CD reissue of the album. The album producer Gus Dudgeon had made several early albums with Elton John.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs by Chris Rea.
  
  * "Twisted Wheel" – 5:15
  * "The Things Lovers Should Do" – 3:35
  * "Dance! (Don't Think)" – 3:52
  * "Raincoat and a Rose" – 4:09
  * "Cenotaph/Letter from Amsterdam" – 5:49
  * "Deltics" – 5:28
  * "Diamonds" – 4:51
  * "She Gave It Away" – 4:00
  * "Don't Want Your Best Friend" – 3:44
  * "No Qualifications" – 2:20
  * "Seabird" – 2:52
  
  ## Singles
  
  * "Diamonds" b/w "Cleveland Calling"
  * "Raincoat and a Rose" b/w "No Qualifications"
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Musicians
  
  * Chris Rea – lead and backing vocals, pianos, synthesizers, accordion, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitars, slide guitar
  * Graham Watson – organ
  * Eddie Guy – acoustic guitar (2)
  * Martin Jenner – acoustic guitar (8)
  * Kevin Peek – acoustic guitar (11)
  * Mick Hutchinson – bass
  * Norman Nosebait – drums
  * Gus Dudgeon – percussion (1, 2, 3, 6)
  * Morris Pert – percussion (4, 7, 8)
  * Bruce Baxter – brass arrangements (1, 7), string arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7, 11)
  * Steve Gregory – brass arrangements (6, 9, 10), saxophone solo (10)
  * Vicki Brown – backing vocals (3)
  * Liza Strike – backing vocals (3)
  * Joy Yates – backing vocals (3)
  * Stuart Epps – backing vocals (6)
  
  ### Production
  
  * Gus Dudgeon – producer
  * Stuart Epps – engineer
  * Gordon Vicary – mastering
  * Media Visual Arts Ltd. – sleeve design
  * Jacques Lowe – photography
  * Recorded at Moonlight Studio (London, UK)
  * Mastered at Utopia Studios (London, UK)
  
  ## Charts
  
  Chart performance for Deltics :
  
  | Chart (1979) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 27 |
  | UK Albums (OCC) | 54 |
  