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Auberge

Auberge (a French word meaning "inn") is an album by Chris Rea, released in 1991. The album as well as the title song was mostly notable for the association of the Caterham Super Seven that he owned, in which he called it the "Blue Seven". That car appeared on the album cover, illustrated in oil by renowned motoring artist Alan Fearnley.[2] The album makes several reference to the car over several tracks, as well on the video of the title song[3] and its cover illustration was used for its adverts. In 2005, Rea sold his car in an auction.[4] Auberge was a #1 album in the UK in 1991. The title track also gave Rea one of his biggest chart hits, reaching #16 in the UK charts. Other songs released as singles were "Heaven", "Looking For The Summer" and "Winter Song". Another song, "And You My Love", wasn't released as single, however also has become a great hit.The Auberge Ravoux is a French historic landmark located in the heart of the village of Auvers-sur-Oise.[1] It is known as the House of Van Gogh (Maison de Van Gogh) because the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh spent the last 70 days of his life as a lodger at the auberge. During his stay at Auvers, Van Gogh created more than 80 paintings and 64 sketches before shooting himself in the chest on 27 July 1890 and dying two days later on 29 July 1890.