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. It reached the Top 10 in six other European countries, while in New Zealand it became a number one album.
01. Chris Rea - Joys Of Christmas [5:15]
02. Chris Rea - I Can't Dance To That [4:20]
03. Chris Rea - Windy Town [4:25]
04. Chris Rea - Gonna Buy A Hat [4:25]
05. Chris Rea - Curse Of The Traveller [6:28]
06. Chris Rea - Let's Dance [4:08]
07. Chris Rea - Que Sera [5:19]
08. Chris Rea - Josie's Tune [2:23]
09. Chris Rea - Loving You Again [5:42]
10. Chris Rea - That Girl Of Mine [3:41]
11. Chris Rea - September Blue [3:07]
12. Chris Rea - I Don't Care Any More [2:12]
13. Chris Rea - Donahue's Broken Wheel [3:05]
14. Chris Rea - Danielle's Breakfast [4:36]
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Chris Rea / Dancing With Strangers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 0.00 dB -19.37 dB 5:15 01-Joys Of Christmas
DR14 -0.83 dB -17.12 dB 4:20 02-I Can't Dance To That
DR14 -0.07 dB -16.66 dB 4:25 03-Windy Town
DR14 -0.15 dB -17.67 dB 4:25 04-Gonna Buy A Hat
DR14 -0.29 dB -18.60 dB 6:28 05-Curse Of The Traveller
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DR13 -0.21 dB -16.87 dB 5:19 07-Que Sera
DR9 -9.94 dB -21.98 dB 2:23 08-Josie's Tune
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DR12 -4.05 dB -22.04 dB 3:07 11-September Blue
DR14 -0.69 dB -19.33 dB 2:12 12-I Don't Care Any More
DR12 -2.26 dB -17.69 dB 3:05 13-Donahue's Broken Wheel
DR14 -1.43 dB -17.59 dB 4:36 14-Danielle's Breakfast
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Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 821 kbps
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