Wired to the Moon

For other uses, see Wired to the Moon (disambiguation).

Wired to the Moon
Studio album by
Chris Rea
Released1984
Length41:55
LabelMagnet
Producer
Chris Rea chronology
Water Sign
(1983) 		Wired to the Moon
(1984) 		Shamrock Diaries
(1985)
Music video
"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It (1984)" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Wired to the Moon is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1984. The album reached No. 35 on the UK album charts. Three singles were released. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" peaked at No. 65 on the UK Singles Chart, "Touché d'Amour" reached No. 86, and "Ace of Hearts" peaked at No. 79. The latter was re-released in 1985 and climbed one position higher, to No. 78.[2]

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea

  1. "Bombollini" – 6:11
  2. "Touché d'Amour" – 3:30
  3. "Shine, Shine, Shine" – 4:04
  4. "Mystery Man" – 3:22 (only on the German LP)
  5. "Wired to the Moon" – 5:20
  6. "Reasons" – 3:47
  7. "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" – 3:35 (Cassette version includes the extended version 5:25)
  8. "Ace of Hearts" – 4:29
  9. "Holding Out" – 4:26
  10. "Winning" – 6:33[1]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Chris Rea – vocals (1, 3-10), keyboards, acoustic piano (1, 8-10), guitars (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), lead guitar (1-3, 5, 6, 8-10), bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10), marimba (1, 4), accordion (2), fretless bass (8)
  • David Richards – synthesizers (4, 6, 7)
  • Jerry Stevenson – guitars (2, 4, 6, 8), acoustic guitars (8)
  • Kevin Powell – bass guitar (2, 5, 8, 9)
  • Jeff Seopardie – drums, percussion (1-4), brushes (8)[3]

Production

  • Chris Rea – producer
  • David Richards – producer, engineer
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Jo Mirowski – art direction, design

Singles

  1. "I Don't Know What It Is (But I Love It)" b/w "Mystery Man"
  2. "Touché d'amour (Remix)" b/w "Touché d'amour (Instrumental)"
  3. "Bombollini (Edit)" b/w "True Love"
  4. "Ace of Hearts (Remix)" b/w "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Live)", "True Love", "From Love to Love", "Smile"
  5. "Wired to the Moon" b/w "True Love"

Charts

Chart performance for Wired to the Moon
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 35

References

  1. ^ a b "Wired to the Moon - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Wired to the Moon - Chris Rea | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2023.