The Water (album)

The Water
Studio album by Colin MacIntyre
Released	2008
Genre	Indie
Producer	Nick Franglen

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	[1]

The Water is the first solo album by Scottish indie pop singer Colin MacIntyre, who previously made three albums as Mull Historical Society. It was released on 4 February 2008, and produced by Nick Franglen from Lemon Jelly. MacIntyre had produced the first three albums himself.^[2] The last track, "Pay Attention to the Human", features a poem written and performed by Tony Benn.^[3][4] MacIntyre wrote the album in New York, his wife's home city.^[5] In 2009, Irvine Welsh used the track "You're a Star" from The Water in his comedy Good Arrows.^[6]

Track listing

1. "You're A Star"
2. "Be My Saviour"
3. "The Water"
4. "I Can I Will"
5. "Famous For Being Famous"
6. "Camelot Revisited"
7. "I Don't Have You To Ask"
8. "I Have Been Burned"
9. "Stalker"
10. "Future Gods And Past Kings"
11. "Faith No. 2"
12. "Pay Attention To The Human (featuring Tony Benn)"

References

1. Clash review
2. "Hope springs eternal - The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
3. "Tony Benn, pop star - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
4. "House music: Tony Benn's debut solo album". The Independent. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
5. "Rewriting history". The Scotsman. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
6. "Colin Macintyre - You’re A Star". Bollyfirst. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

• Guardian review