Water Sign

by Chris Rea

Water Sign cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 June 1983
  • Label: Magnet
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:00
  • Community rating: 3.03/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Faced with declining commercial fortunes, Chris Rea heavily utilized drum machines and synthesizers to intuitively craft this unexpectedly successful collection. The shift toward atmospheric, adult contemporary pop significantly revitalized his career, particularly across the European mainland.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Nothing's Happening By The Sea (4:18)
  2. Deep Water (4:06)
  3. Candles (4:40)
  4. Love's Strange Ways (3:38)
  5. Texas (3:58)
  6. Let It Loose (3:35)
  7. I Can Hear Your Heart Beat (3:28)
  8. Midnight Blue (4:50)
  9. Hey You (4:00)
  10. Out Of The Darkness (3:27)

Credits

  • Claude Nobs - harmonica [solo]
  • Ian Hawkins - guitar, bass
  • Kevin Leach - saxophone [solo], piano

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