Dancing with Strangers [Import]

1. Joy of Christmas

2. I Can't Dance to That

3. Windy Town

4. Gonna Buy a Hat

5. Curse of the Traveller

6. Let's Dance

7. Que Sera

8. Josie's Tune

9. Loving You Again

10. That Girl of Mine

11. September Blue

12. I Don't Care Any More

13. Donahue's Broken Wheel

14. Damielle's Breakfast

Dancing with Strangers,Chris Rea,Wea International,Album Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock & Roll,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

Dancing with Strangers [Import]

Average customer rating:

A diverse gem
No Stranger Present....
Rea's Finest Hour
Great album
Rea's best album!

Dancing with Strangers
Chris Rea
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00000737X
Release Date: 1991-12-31

Tracks:

Joy of Christmas
I Can't Dance to That
Windy Town
Gonna Buy a Hat
Curse of the Traveller
Let's Dance
Que Sera
Josie's Tune
Loving You Again
That Girl of Mine
September Blue
I Don't Care Any More
Donahue's Broken Wheel
Damielle's Breakfast

Customer Reviews:

A diverse gem.......2006-12-30

Dancing with Strangers is yet another quintessential Chris Rea album. This album is a real feast for the ears. A very diverse album that mixes styles rather well and the various styles serve to enhance the material Rea brings with him this time out. Rea's output from 1984 through 1991 is as solid as it gets. Another release I never tire of hearing. Pick it up. You won't be disappointed.

No Stranger Present...........2006-07-30

I bought this cd after listening to other Chris Rea cds for the past 3 months. I have had it a week, thanks to the other reviews here. Thanks, folks, you were right! I had this on at work and "Windy Town" jumped out at me first, but by Thursday, it became clear that "Loving You Again" was the best for me. I started cranking it up after the doors were locked and probably listened to it 20 times between work, the car, and home. Wow! It grabs you! Simple message, but any long term husband/wife or girlfriend/boyfriend should key on this one. "I'm only loving you again....After all these years; through rain and tears". If this were the only dynamite song on the cd, I would be happy with it, but each song has its way growing on you. "Joys of Christmas" is hardly a joyful song, but what a great beat. I have not been disappointed by any of my Chris Rea purchases, and I don't make copies for other people; I buy them. Do the same and make your friends happy with this great music. I now own "Blue Guitars" (11 cds + the DVD); "The Road to Hell" (6 super songs); "Dancing...."; "On the Beach"; "The Very Best...."; and have just ordered 3 more different cds. Chris Rea is so damned good, I am saddened he has remained a virtual unknown here in America. I dare say, if Chris would re-release some of his best songs over here on the top 40 stations, he would sell millions and millions more. Letterman should bring him over or something. I know my friends and family all agree with me. Better buy some while they are still available, folks.

Rea's Finest Hour.......2006-04-05

There are times in life when you buy a CD, play it for months on end, and when you eventually put it away, you miss it. This is one of those albums. Bringing it out years on has reminded me just how damn good Chris Rea is. 14 superb tracks, flowing wonderful from start to finish, a start "Joys Of Christmas" telling us about miserable times in poverty stricken, recession clad England of the early eighties. "Windy Town" is a joy, recalling times on tour and times gone past, while "Gonna Buy A Hat" is a footstomping classic. "Curse Of The Traveller" is a bluesy masterpiece while the instrumental "Josie's Tune" is a beautiful piece of music that could be pulled from the middle of the Sahara Desert. There is time for the hits too, "Let's Dance" is wonderful and "Loving You Again" a great reminder of how good a long term relationship should feel. The finest moment for me is "September Blue". Apparently written for his late mother, it is sad, reflective and awesomely beautiful.

I have a lot of time for Chris Rea. His recent blues offering "Dancing Down The Stony Road" is also worth investigating, as are most of his albums. But this one is the best!

Great album.......2004-02-28

It contains "curse of the traveller" my favourite Rea song, incredibly not on his greatest hits albums

a nice album to travel with, actually

Rea's best album!.......2004-02-20

This is Chris Rea's finest hour of music. I never get tired of listening to this album. It has such diversity of musical influences: the moody blues rap of Joys of Christmas, the playful I Can't Dance to That, the pure Rea blues Curse of the Traveller, the swing sound of Let's Dance, the Caribbean essence of Que Sera and the mournful Irish folk of Josie's Tune.
This was Chris Rea's commercial smash hit in South Africa. It seems to be his personal celebration as well, even though it has its somber moments. It makes you want to get up and dance, much the same way as the Traveling Wilburys' second album did. In my opinion, Rea has never matched the high of this album. He took a deliberate turn to pessimism on his next album, The Road to Hell, which is still a good album, but then he gradually stopped writing catchy tunes and squandered the lovely diverse instrumentation on low-key blues efforts.
This album had a bushel of hits and potential hits, but has not figured much on Rea's "Best of" compilations for some strange reason.