"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 UK Singles Chart 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 '' Number One'' 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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