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Water Sign
Studio album by
Chris Rea
Released1983
GenreAlbum-oriented rock
Length40:24
LabelMagnet
Producer
Chris Rea chronology
Chris Rea
(1982) 		Water Sign
(1983) 		Wired to the Moon
(1984)
Singles from Water Sign
  1. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat"
    Released: April 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Water Sign is the fifth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1983. The album reached No. 64 on the UK Albums Chart. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" was released as a single, initially peaking on the UK Singles Chart at No. 60 in 1983, while a re-recorded version for Rea's New Light Through Old Windows compilation album, reached No. 74 in 1988.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Rea.

  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 Heartbeat" – 3:28
  8. "Midnight Blue" – 4:50
  9. "Hey You" – 4:00
  10. "Out of the Darkness" – 3:27

("Texas" is the 1983 song, not the better known 1989 song from The Road to Hell.)

Personnel

  • Chris Rea – vocals, all other instruments (1, 5, 6, 7, 10), all instruments (3, 4, 8, 9), guitar (2), keyboards (2)
  • Ian Hawkins – guitar (2, 7, 10), bass (2, 7, 10)
  • Claude Nobs – harmonica solo (1)
  • Kevin Leach – saxophone solo (2, 10), acoustic piano (7)
  • Dave Richards – horns (5), sequencing (6), additional drums (10), additional percussion (10)

Production

  • Chris Rea – producer
  • Dave Richards – producer
  • Shoot That Tiger! – design
  • Daniel Kleinman – hand tinting
  • Fin Costello – photography
  • Tontine Management – management

Singles

  1. "Let It Loose" b/w "Sierra Sierra", "Urban Samurai"
  2. "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" b/w "From Love to Love"
  3. "Love's Strange Ways" b/w "Smile"

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 60
French Albums Chart[3] 26
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 33
German Albums Chart[5] 30
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 7
UK Albums Chart[7] 64

References

  1. ^ Mawer, Sharon. Water Sign at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "lescharts.com - Discographie Chris Rea". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. ^ Dutch Charts
  5. ^ https://www.musicline.de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Rea%2CChris?sort=entry&type=longplay
  6. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea
  7. ^ "CHRIS REA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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