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, while a re-recorded version for Rea's 1988 compilation album, New Light Through Old Windows, reached No. 74.[2]Water Sign reached No. 36 in New Zealand. It sold well in Ireland, prompting Rea to mount an extensive tour there, which marked the beginning of an upswing in the musician's fortunes.[3][4]
According to the sleeve notes in the 2019 deluxe version of Shamrock Diaries, the record company would not fund Water Sign, "forcing [Rea] to use tracks that had been intended as demos".[5] As a result, Rea plays most instruments on the album, and - unusually - drum machines feature. In an interview for Q magazine, Rea told Paul Du Noyer, "I turned in the Water Sign tapes as demos. And they said, that's it, put them out. And it looked like once they'd released that album they were gonna drop us."[3] In a fresh interview for the Shamrock Diaries sleeve notes, Rea recounts how - at that time - he was ready to throw in the towel, quit the music business and open an Italian restaurant. "Then a guy from Ireland phoned Magnet Records and said, 'I really like Water Sign. Will Chris come over and do a concert?'", which was the beginning of a change in his fortunes. "Then it all started to come good in Ireland," he said. "I went over there, it was like Beatlemania! So I stayed there a while, did a large tour."
The founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Claude Nobs, plays harmonica on the opening track, which is his only appearance on a studio album.
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water, sign, chris, album, water, sign, fifth, studio, album, british, singer, songwriter, chris, released, 1983, album, reached, albums, chart, hear, your, heartbeat, released, single, initially, peaking, singles, chart, while, recorded, version, 1988, compil. 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 while a re recorded version for Rea s 1988 compilation album New Light Through Old Windows reached No 74 2 Water Sign reached No 36 in New Zealand It sold well in Ireland prompting Rea to mount an extensive tour there which marked the beginning of an upswing in the musician s fortunes 3 4 Water SignStudio album by Chris ReaReleased1983GenreAlbum oriented rockLength40 24LabelMagnetProducerChris ReaDavid RichardsChris Rea chronologyChris Rea 1982 Water Sign 1983 Wired to the Moon 1984 Singles from Water Sign I Can Hear Your Heartbeat Released April 1983Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Contents 1 Production and impact 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Production 4 Singles 5 Charts 6 ReferencesProduction and impact EditAccording to the sleeve notes in the 2019 deluxe version of Shamrock Diaries the record company would not fund Water Sign forcing Rea to use tracks that had been intended as demos 5 As a result Rea plays most instruments on the album and unusually drum machines feature In an interview for Q magazine Rea told Paul Du Noyer I turned in the Water Sign tapes as demos And they said that s it put them out And it looked like once they d released that album they were gonna drop us 3 In a fresh interview for the Shamrock Diaries sleeve notes Rea recounts how at that time he was ready to throw in the towel quit the music business and open an Italian restaurant Then a guy from Ireland phoned Magnet Records and said I really like Water Sign Will Chris come over and do a concert which was the beginning of a change in his fortunes Then it all started to come good in Ireland he said I went over there it was like Beatlemania So I stayed there a while did a large tour The founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival Claude Nobs plays harmonica on the opening track which is his only appearance on a studio album Track listing EditAll tracks written by Chris Rea Nothing s Happening by the Sea 4 18 Deep Water 4 06 Candles 4 40 Love s Strange Ways 3 38 Texas 3 58 Let It Loose 3 35 I Can Hear Your Heartbeat 3 28 Midnight Blue 4 50 Hey You 4 00 Out of the Darkness 3 27 Texas is the 1983 song not the better known 1989 song from The Road to Hell Personnel EditChris Rea vocals all other instruments 1 5 6 7 10 all instruments 3 4 8 9 guitars 2 keyboards 2 Ian Hawkins guitars 2 7 10 bass 2 7 10 Claude Nobs harmonica solo 1 Kevin Leach saxophone solo 2 10 acoustic piano 7 David Richards horns 5 sequencing 6 additional drums 10 additional percussion 10 Production Edit Chris Rea producer David Richards producer engineer Shoot That Tiger design Daniel Kleinman hand tinting Fin Costello photography Tontine Management managementSingles Edit Let It Loose b w Sierra Sierra Urban Samurai I Can Hear Your Heartbeat b w From Love to Love Love s Strange Ways b w Smile Charts EditChart 1983 PeakpositionNew Zealand Albums Chart 6 36Australian Albums Chart 60French Albums Chart 7 26Dutch Albums Chart 8 33German Albums Chart 9 30Swedish Albums Chart 10 7UK Albums Chart 11 64References Edit Mawer Sharon Water Sign at AllMusic Official Charts gt Chris Rea The Official UK Charts Company Retrieved 9 January 2017 a b Chris Rea Interview The Underdog s Tale Pauldunoyer com Retrieved 18 May 2021 Edwards Luke 4 March 2022 Water Sign How Chris Rea s Fifth Album Turned The Tide ThisIsDig com Retrieved 8 November 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Doggett Peter 2019 Shamrock Diaries Deluxe booklet Rhino Magnet Records p 3 Chris Rea Shamrock Diaries Charts nz Retrieved 18 May 2021 Discographie Chris Rea Lescharts com Retrieved 19 July 2019 Dutch Charts Dutchcharts nl Retrieved 18 May 2021 1 dead link Swedish Charts Portal swedishcharts com Retrieved 18 May 2021 CHRIS REA full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Officialcharts com Retrieved 19 July 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Water Sign Chris Rea album amp oldid 1120736022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
