Dancing with Strangers

Dancing with Strangers is the ninth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1987. It became Rea's first major success in UK, peaking at #2, behind Michael Jackson's Bad, and spent 46 weeks in the charts, achieving Platinum accreditation.[1] It reached the Top 10 in six other European countries, while in New Zealand it became a number one album.[2]

Dancing With Strangers
Studio album by
Chris Rea
Released1987
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
Length58:54
LabelMotown
Magnet
ProducerChris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
On the Beach
(1986)		 Dancing With Strangers
(1987)		 New Light Through Old Windows
(1988)
Singles from Dancing with Strangers
  1. "Let's Dance"
    Released: 6 June 1987

"Let's Dance" was released as the first single and, like the album, became a major hit for Rea in UK, peaking at #12. In tone with the success of the album, "Let's Dance" became a major hit in New Zealand as well, peaking at #2.[3] The other singles released from this album were "Loving You Again" (UK #47), "Joys of Christmas" (UK #67) and "Que Sera" (UK #73).

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

  1. "Joys of Christmas" - 5:15
  2. "I Can't Dance to That" - 4:19
  3. "Windy Town" - 4:25
  4. "Gonna Buy a Hat" - 4:25
  5. "Curse of the Traveller" - 6:26
  6. "Let's Dance" - 4:07
  7. "Que Sera" - 5:23
  8. "Josie's Tune" - 2:19
  9. "Loving You Again" - 5:40
  10. "That Girl of Mine" - 3:41
  11. "September Blue" - 3:09
  12. "I Don't Care Any More" - 2:10
  13. "Donahue's Broken Wheel" - 3:02
  14. "Danielle's Breakfast" - 4:33

Tracks 12, 13 and 14 are bonus tracks not available on the initial LP release.

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia — 75,000[4]
France (SNEP)[5] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[6] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 300,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel
  • Chris Rea – vocals, guitar (1, 2, 6), accordion (1, 4, 10), harmonica (1, 2, 7), brass (1, 4, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (3), rhythm guitar (3), banjo (3), slide guitar (4, 10), all other guitars (5, 7), keyboards (6, 7), acoustic piano (7), all other instruments (8), all guitars (9), strings (9), lead guitar (10), all instruments (11-14)
  • Jerry Donahue – lead guitar (3, 4, 7), acoustic guitar (3), rhythm guitar (5, 10)
  • Kevin Leach – acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 9, 10), organ (2, 5, 7), Hammond organ (4)
  • Eoghan O'Neill – bass (1-7, 9, 10), drums (1), percussion (1)
  • Martin Ditcham – drums (2-7, 9, 10), percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipes (3, 5, 8, 10), whistle (3, 5, 8, 10)


Production
  • Chris Rea – producer, mixing
  • Stewart Eales – engineer
  • Jean Jacques Lemoine – engineer
  • Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer
  • Jon Kelly – mixing
  • Willie Grimston – coordination
  • Mark Entwistle – cover illustration
  • Shoot That Tiger! – sleeve design
  • Jim Beach – management
  • Paul Lilly – management
Studios

References
  1. 1987-09-26 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive, officialcharts.com, Retrieved July 9, 2013
  2. Chris Rea - Dancing With Strangers, swisscharts.com, Retrieved July 9, 2013
  3. Chris Rea - Let's Dance, swisscharts.com, Retrieved July 9, 2013
  4. "The Majors" (PDF). Billboard. January 30, 1988. p. A-22. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2014-04-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'Dancing with Strangers')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. "British album certifications – Chris Rea – Dancing with Strangers". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Dancing with Strangers in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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