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Wired to the Moon
Wired to the Moon
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1984
Length	41:55
Label	Magnet
Producer	Chris Rea; David Richards;
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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

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

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

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

[AMG-1] "Wired to the Moon - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[ukchart-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.

[ac_Netherlands_Chris_Rea-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Chris_Rea-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[ac_Norway_Chris_Rea-6] "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[ac_Sweden_Chris_Rea-7] "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Rea – Wired to the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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+* [[David Richards (record producer)|David Richards]]
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-'''''Wired to the Moon''''' is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Chris Rea]], released in 1984. The album reached #35 position on the [[UK album charts]]. The single "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" peaked at #65 on the [[UK singles chart]], while following "Touché d'Amour" at #86 and "Ace of Hearts" at #79. The latter was again released in 1985 and reached #78.<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29468/chris-rea/|title=Official Charts > Chris Rea|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|The Official UK Charts Company]]|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref>
+'''''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 (Chris Rea song)|Ace of Hearts]]" peaked at No. 79. The latter was re-released in 1985 and climbed one position higher, to No. 78.<ref name="ukchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29468/chris-rea/|title=Official Charts > Chris Rea|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
-All songs by [[Chris Rea]]
+All songs by Chris Rea
-# "Bombollini" 6:11
+# "[[Bombollini]]" – 6:11
-# "Touché d'Amour" 3:30
+# "Touché d'Amour" – 3:30
-# "Shine, Shine, Shine" 4:04
+# "Shine, Shine, Shine" – 4:04
-# "Mystery Man" 3:22  (this track is only on the German LP)
+# "Mystery Man" – 3:22 (only on the German LP)
-# "Wired to the Moon" 5:20
+# "Wired to the Moon" – 5:20
-# "Reasons" 3:47
+# "Reasons" – 3:47
-# "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" 3:35  (Cassette version includes the extended version 5:25)
+# "[[I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It]]" – 3:35 (Cassette version includes the extended version 5:25)
-# "Ace of Hearts" 4:29
+# "[[Ace of Hearts (Chris Rea song)|Ace of Hearts]]" – 4:29
-# "Holding Out" 4:26
+# "Holding Out" – 4:26
-# "Winning" 6:33
+# "Winning" – 6:33<ref name="AMG"/>
-==Personnel==
+== Personnel ==
-*[[Chris Rea]] - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, accordion, marimba, producer
+=== Musicians ===
-*Robert Ahwai - guitar
+* 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)
-*[[Jerry Stevenson (musician)|Jerry Stevenson]] - guitar
+* [[David Richards (record producer)|David Richards]] – synthesizers (4, 6, 7)
-*Kevin Powell - bass
+* [[Jerry Stevenson (musician)|Jerry Stevenson]] – guitars (2, 4, 6, 8), acoustic guitars (8)
-*Kevin Leach - keyboards
+* Kevin Powell – bass guitar (2, 5, 8, 9)
-*[[Max Middleton]] - keyboards
+* Jeff Seopardie – drums, percussion (1-4), brushes (8)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wired-to-the-moon-mw0000522899/credits|title=Wired to the Moon - Chris Rea &#124; Credits &#124; AllMusic|access-date=18 May 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
-*Dave Richards - synthesizer
-*[[Dave Mattacks]] - drums
+=== Production ===
-*Adrian Rea - drums
+* Chris Rea – producer
-*Jeff Seopardie - drums, percussion
+* David Richards – producer, engineer
-*[[Martin Ditcham]] - percussion
+* John Dent – mastering
-*Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
+* Jo Mirowski – art direction, design
 ==Singles==
-# "I don't know what it is (but I love it)" b/w "Mystery man"
+# "I Don't Know What It Is (But I Love It)" b/w "Mystery Man"
 # "Touché d'amour (Remix)" b/w "Touché d'amour (Instrumental)"
-# "Bombollini (Edit)" b/w "True love"
+# "Bombollini (Edit)" b/w "True Love"
-# "Ace of hearts (Remix)" b/w "I can hear your heartbeat (Live)", "True love", "From love to love", "Smile"
+# "Ace of Hearts (Remix)" b/w "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Live)", "True Love", "From Love to Love", "Smile"
-# "Wired to the moon" b/w "True love"
+# "Wired to the Moon" b/w "True Love"
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Chart performance for ''Wired to the Moon''
+! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{album chart|Netherlands|25|artist=Chris Rea|album=Wired to the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Germany4|17|id=33244|artist=Chris Rea|album=Wired to the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Norway|16|artist=Chris Rea|album=Wired to the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Sweden|13|artist=Chris Rea|album=Wired to the Moon|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2023}}
+|-
+{{album chart|UK2|35|date=19840415|rowheader=true|access-date=29 March 2023}}
+|}
 ==References==
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 {{Chris Rea}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1984 albums]]
 [[Category:Chris Rea albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by David Richards (record producer)]]
 [[Category:Magnet Records albums]]

v t e Chris Rea
Studio releases	Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? Deltics Tennis Chris Rea Water Sign Wired to the Moon Shamrock Diaries On the Beach Dancing with Strangers The Road to Hell Auberge God's Great Banana Skin Espresso Logic The Blue Cafe The Road to Hell: Part 2 King of the Beach Dancing Down the Stony Road / Stony Road Hofner Blue Notes The Blue Jukebox Blue Guitars The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes Santo Spirito Blues Road Songs for Lovers One Fine Day
Compilation releases	New Light Through Old Windows The Best of Chris Rea The Very Best of Chris Rea Heartbeats The Ultimate Collection Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea The Journey 1978–2009
Singles	"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" "Loving You" "Every Beat of My Heart" "Let It Loose" "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" "Bombollini" "Ace of Hearts" "Stainsby Girls" "Josephine" "It's All Gone" "On the Beach" "Hello Friend" "Let's Dance" "Loving You Again" "Joys of Christmas" "Driving Home for Christmas" "Working on It" "The Road to Hell" "That's What They Always Say" "Tell Me There's a Heaven" "Texas" "Auberge" "Heaven" "Looking for the Summer" "Winter Song" "Nothing to Fear" "God's Great Banana Skin" "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" "Julia" "'Disco' La Passione"
Related articles	Discography La Passione