Wired to the Moon

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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]

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]

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]

• 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]

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

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"