Wired to the Moon

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

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]

Wired to the Moon
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1984
Length	41:55
Label	Magnet
Producer	Chris Rea David Richards
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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. "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.