Dancing with Strangers

Dancing With Strangers
Studio album by
Released14 September 1987
Studio
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
Length49.16 (58:54 on cd with bonus tracks)
LabelMagnet
Motown (US)
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: 18 May 1987
  2. "Loving You Again"
    Released: 17 August 1987
  3. "Joys of Christmas"
    Released: 23 November 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Mirror
Smash Hits7/10

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 the UK, peaking at No. 2 behind Michael Jackson's Bad, and spent 46 weeks in the charts before going platinum. The album entered the Top 10 in six other European countries, and topped the chart in New Zealand.

"Let's Dance" was released as the first single and peaked at No. 12 in the UK, and climbed to No. 2 in New Zealand. It was followed by "Loving You Again", "Joys of Christmas" and "Que Sera". The album features renowned Irish piper Davy Spillane.