Wired to the Moon

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

Wired to the Moon
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1984
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Label	Magnet
Producer	Chris Rea
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

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Wired to the Moon is the sixth studio album by English Irish-Italian 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.

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 (this track is 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

Personnel

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

Production

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

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"