"Bombollini" is a song by British singer-songwriter

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, released in 1984 as the second single from his sixth studio album ''

Wired to the Moon ''Wired to the Moon'' is the sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1984. The album reached No. 35 on the UK album charts. Three singles were released. " I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" peaked at No. 65 o ...

''. It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and

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. The song failed to make a chart appearance on the

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but reached No. 21 on the

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Critical reception

On its release, Colin Davidson of the '' Evening Express'' wrote: "The comeback continues in fine style. This six minute epic is one good reason why you should buy the ''Wired to the Moon'' album." Frank Hopkinson of ''

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'' felt the song "starts off like a teeming eco-system of sound building up slowly and surely". He added: "Those of you with a

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persuasion may well find it worth further investigation." In a review of ''Wired to the Moon'', Paul Speelman of ''

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'' described the song as "smouldering". Sharon Mawer of

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retrospectively wrote: "With the success of the band

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and ethnic South American music in 1982-1983, Rea introduced ''Wired to the Moon'', with "Bombollini," which was over six minutes of jungle-sounding drums and the haunting sound of pan pipes."

Track listing

;7" single # "Bombollini" – 6:10 # "True Love" – 3:40 ;12" single # "Bombollini" – 6:10 # "Bombollini (Excerpts From)" – 4:20 # "True Love" – 3:40 ;12" single (Ireland only edition) # "Bombollini" – 6:10 # "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" (Special Extended Mix) – 5:50

Personnel

''Bombollini'' *

- vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, piano, marimba * Jeff Seopardi - drums, percussion Production * Chris Rea,

- producers Other * Torchlight, London - cover design

Charts

References

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