Track Listing

1. Bombollini
2. Touche D'amour
3. Shine Shine Shine
4. Wired To The Moon
5. Reasons
6. I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It
7. Ace Of Hearts
8. Holding Out
9. Winning

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7783 in Music
• Released on: 1988-07-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Chris Rea Wired to the Moon
This was the first Chris Rea album that I bought (on music Cassette can you believe!) so It'll always hold a special place for me. That said, it is fairly well documented that Chris was becoming disillusioned with the direction in which his career was heading at this time and was preparing for the leap into rock on the eastwest label.

So there is a fair bit of "old" Radio 2 fodder on ths album - but there are some cracking tracks here nonetheless. The title track and "Ace of hearts" are both excellent, as is "I don't know what it is but I love it." Tucked away on this album is a song that is just crying out to be a hit for someone "Touche d'amour" - one of those pearls that lie around waiting to be discovered.

Let's be honest - there are a couple of fillers in here too. "Winning" might be a decent song when it is finished and "Shine, Shine, Shine" is a demo that escaped while no-one was looking.

Overall, however, anyone with an interest in Chris Rea should own this album.

A Great Musical Investment
Thinking about it, probably this album, and Shamrock Diaries marked the signpost on Rea's musical road before his music took on a slightly darker shade.

Here we have a classic Rea pop offering, but, as previous reviews have stated, some really great pop gems on there that still sound good today.

One man's meat is another poison, and I noted with interest one reviewer here state that the track Bombollini was disappointing. For me, it's the best track! The production on this track is incredible, with some seriously rocked up drumming and great 'open' live feel to the track. A feel which we won't feel again until Rea himself takes over the producers role on Dancing with Strangers.

As previously noted by others, Ace of Hearts is a beautiful track, starting soft and building steadily, great melody, great lyrics (as always).

For me, the title track, Wired To The Moon also deserves a special mention. A lovely track, think of it as a pop lullaby to sing to a small child:

"Sleep tonight little girl,
Sleep right on through, no one can wake you now.
You're falling through your dreams, sliding down every beam, and you don't know how.
Don't know how to hurt, don't know how to lie,
You just don't know how to do it, you couldn't if you tried,
'Cause you're wired to the moon."

Just beautiful lyrics, set to a goregeous, simple melody, with a lovely clean guitar solo, perfectly crafted, flawlessly executed.

I've owned this album since 1984, first on Vinyl, then on CD, and, like On The Beach, it never fails to please me, never fails to raise a smile on my face. My verdict? Buy it! Thanks for reading.

Superb Blend of Different Styles
Quite an early album from the gravel-voiced Chris Rea, but even so it is an excellent example of his work. The highlights have to be the wonderfully soulful "Ace of Hearts" and the marvellously understated "Reasons". The pseudo-live "Winning" has a much harder edge, although the strange "Bombollini" is somewhat more disappointing. All in all though, a great range of styles.