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Chris Rea - Dancing with Strangers Audio CD

A fair review of the Chris Rea "Dancing with Strangers" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Chris Rea reviews here, or go back to the Chris Rea tabs.

Chris Rea Band: Chris Rea
Title: Dancing with Strangers
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Release Date: 1991-12-31
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Joy 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: Damielle's Breakfast

It's Chris Rea, what else needs to be said
Chris is a great songwriter, singer and can play anything. The song "Curse Of The Traveller", is more than worth the price of the entire CD. He has a wonderful voice which is at times sensual as most of his songs are if you really listen. He writes through his heart, life experiences and I love the man and his music.

Mare

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Great Dancer
It is fantastic. For my money this is one of the top ten albums ever made and that is no exageration. I was given this album for Christmas the year it was released. I played it nearly all day and probably drove everyone barmy by the end of the day. To this day I still play this album at least once a week because it is so good. For times when you feel down or when you want to just keep on feeling good this is the medicine. The music leaves you feeling elated with some wide eyed child like appreciation of the power of music. There is not one ordinary track on this album. It is the best.


A diverse gem
This album is a real feast for the ears. Dancing with Strangers is yet another quintessential Chris Rea album. A very diverse album that mixes styles rather well and the various styles serve to enhance the material Rea brings with him this time out. Rea's output from 1984 through 1991 is as solid as it gets. Another release I never tire of hearing. Pick it up. You won't be disappointed. .


No Stranger Present....
I have had it a week, thanks to the other reviews here. I bought this cd after listening to other Chris Rea cds for the past 3 months. 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.


Rea's Finest Hour
This is one of those albums. There are times in life when you buy a CD, play it for months on end, and when you eventually put it away, you miss it. Bringing it out years on has reminded me just how damn good Chris Rea is. 14 superb tracks, flowing wonderful from start to finish, a start "Joys Of Christmas" telling us about miserable times in poverty stricken, recession clad England of the early eighties. "Windy Town" is a joy, recalling times on tour and times gone past, while "Gonna Buy A Hat" is a footstomping classic. "Curse Of The Traveller" is a bluesy masterpiece while the instrumental "Josie's Tune" is a beautiful piece of music that could be pulled from the middle of the Sahara Desert. There is time for the hits too, "Let's Dance" is wonderful and "Loving You Again" a great reminder of how good a long term relationship should feel. The finest moment for me is "September Blue". Apparently written for his late mother, it is sad, reflective and awesomely beautiful.

I have a lot of time for Chris Rea. His recent blues offering "Dancing Down The Stony Road" is also worth investigating, as are most of his albums. But this one is the best!.


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