{"product_id":"chris-rea-dancing-with-strangers","title":"Chris Rea – Dancing With Strangers","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChris Rea – Dancing With Strangers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOriginally released in 1987, \u003cem\u003eDancing With Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e is the ninth studio album from British singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Rea. Released through Magnet Records, the album marked a major commercial breakthrough for Rea in the UK, reaching No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and spending 46 weeks in the chart. Recorded between February and June 1987 at studios in Montreux, Le Val and Bavaria, it captures Rea's increasingly distinctive blend of melodic rock, blues-influenced guitar and sophisticated adult contemporary songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe album opens with Joys Of Christmas, a reflective seasonal song inspired by Rea's childhood in Middlesbrough, before moving through the laid-back rock of I Can't Dance To That and Windy Town. The latter became one of the album's memorable songs, while Gonna Buy A Hat and the six-minute Curse Of The Traveller demonstrate Rea's ability to combine atmospheric guitar work with detailed storytelling and unhurried arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe second half begins with Let's Dance, the album's first single and a UK Top 20 hit, followed by Que Sera, Josie's Tune and Loving You Again. \u003cem\u003eLet's Dance\u003c\/em\u003e reached No. 12 in the UK, while \u003cem\u003eLoving You Again\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQue Sera\u003c\/em\u003e were subsequently released as singles. Rea is joined on the album by a strong supporting cast including drummer Dave Mattacks, keyboard player Max Middleton, guitarist Jerry Donahue and Irish piper Davy Spillane, whose distinctive playing adds another texture to the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eYour CD edition contains all 14 tracks, extending beyond the original 11-track LP with the instrumental pieces I Don't Care Any More, Donahue's Broken Wheel and Danielle's Breakfast. \u003cem\u003eJosie's Tune\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDonahue's Broken Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e in particular highlight Rea's interest in instrumental guitar-led music, an aspect that would become increasingly important in his later career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancing With Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e sits at an important point in Chris Rea's career, arriving between \u003cem\u003eOn The Beach\u003c\/em\u003e (1986) and the huge commercial success of \u003cem\u003eNew Light Through Old Windows\u003c\/em\u003e (1988). It combines the soft rock, blues rock, melodic guitar and adult contemporary characteristics that had developed across Rea's earlier albums with the polished production and songwriting that helped establish him as one of Britain's most recognisable singer-songwriters of the late 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-spread=\"false\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoys Of Christmas – 5:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Can't Dance To That – 4:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindy Town – 4:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGonna Buy A Hat – 4:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurse Of The Traveller – 6:26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet's Dance – 4:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQue Sera – 5:17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosie's Tune – 2:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoving You Again – 5:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat Girl Of Mine – 3:36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember Blue – 3:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Don't Care Any More – 2:10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDonahue's Broken Wheel – 3:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanielle's Breakfast – 4:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYz21xcJxTs?si=YSDJVs36UDyLjILM\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Magnet Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55540206567766,"sku":"CDMAG 5071","price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_50e57bb8-44d6-437f-98aa-c342c1add3fc.jpg?v=1790768125","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/chris-rea-dancing-with-strangers","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}