Dancing With Strangers [Import]

Chris Rea | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 31, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Atlantic UK
• ASIN: B00000737X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,420 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Joys 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. Danielle's Breakfast

Editorial Reviews

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Track: 10: That Girl Of Mine,

Track: 11: September Blue,

Track: 12: I Don't Care Any More,

Track: 13: Donahue's Broken Wheel,

Track: 14: Danielle's Breakfast,

Track: 1: Joys Of Christmas,

Track: 2: I Can't Dance To That,

Track: 3: Windy Town,

Track: 4: Gonna Buy A Hat,

Track: 5: Curse Of The Traveller,

Track: 6: Let's Dance,

Track: 7: Que Sera,

Track: 8: Josie's Tune,

Track: 9: Loving You Again
Media Type: CD
Artist: REA,CHRIS
Title: DANCING WITH STRANGERS
Street Release Date: 05/30/2000
Import
Genre: ROCK/POP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rea's best album!, February 19, 2004

By 

J. Houzet "wozamoya" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dancing With Strangers (Audio CD)

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.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I'm only Loving You Again", May 9, 2000

By 

Chad Wilson (Broken Hill AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dancing With Strangers (Audio CD)

This is a really good album,Chris continues on with similar sound styling form "On the Beach" but goes more with a Dance feel. Joys Of Christmas is a above average song, with Chris doing a little rap! I Can't Dance To That is a song YOU CAN dance to. Windy Town is one of his best, lovely bits of tinkling piano, great lyrics and catchy melody. GOnna Buy A Hat is one of the average songs. Curse Of The Traveller starts of with a beautiful piece of the ulieen pipes then into a haunting song. Then there is "Lets Dance" the big single off the album. Que Sera is a great catchy song that make u wanna dance to. Josies Tune is a beautiful piece of music, an instrumental featuring mainly the ulieen pipes again. Then we go to Loving You Again which i find to be the best of the album. The rest of the album is of an average sort. Though the last remaing good song is September Blue. This would be one of the saddest songs you'll ever hear, the melody brings tears to your eyes along with the heart-wrenching lyrics. Overall though this a great album, and i'm going to give it 5 stars.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Stranger Present...., July 29, 2006

By 

William J. Mcguire "Sleepingdawg" (Bryan, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Dancing With Strangers (Audio CD)

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.