Bombollini

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"Bombollini"
Chris Rea Bombollini 1984 single cover.jpg
Single by Chris Rea
from the album Wired to the Moon
B-side "True Love"
Released11 May 1984
Length6:10
Label Magnet
Songwriter Chris Rea
Producers
Chris Rea singles chronology
"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It"
(1984)		"Bombollini"
(1984)		"Touche d'Amour"
(1984)
Music video
"Bombollini" on YouTube

"Bombollini" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released on 11 May 1984 [1] as the second single from his sixth studio album, Wired to the Moon . It was written by Rea, and produced by Rea and Dave Richards. [2] The song failed to make a chart appearance on the UK Singles Chart but reached No. 21 on the Irish Singles Chart. [3]

Contents

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." [4] 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 Dire Straits persuasion may well find it worth further investigation." [5]

In a review of Wired to the Moon, Paul Speelman of The Age described the song as "smouldering". [6] Sharon Mawer of AllMusic retrospectively wrote: "With the success of the band Incantation 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." [2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Bombollini

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart [3] 21

References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 5 May 1984. p. 12. ISSN   0265-1548.
  2. 1 2 Sharon Mawer. "Wired to the Moon - Chris Rea | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. 1 2 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  4. ↑ Davidson, Colin (2 June 1984). "Leisure Express Pop: Singles". Evening Express.
  5. ↑ Hopkinson, Frank (19 May 1984). "Singles". Number One.
  6. ↑ Speelman, Paul (6 September 1984). "Talent deserves more recognition". The Age.
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