Water Sign (Chris Rea album)

Water Sign
Studio album by Chris Rea
Released	1983
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	40:24
Label	Magnet
Producer	Chris Rea
Chris Rea chronology
Chris Rea (1982) Water Sign (1983) Wired To The Moon (1984)

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Water Sign is the fifth studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1983. It was one of the best-known albums by Chris Rea. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat was the most well-known song on the album, and was a minor gay disco club hit. It was released twice on 12" Dance Single format - the first release available in North America on the Magnet label as a British Import, 5:49 timing; the second remixed by Kevin Unger as an 8 minute+ remix. The song was rerecorded in a new version for his New Light Through Old Windows greatest hits release.

Track listing

All songs 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

Personnel

• Chris Rea - vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, producer
• Robert Ahwai - guitar
• Ian Hawkins - guitar, bass
• Eoghan O'Neill - bass
• Kevin Leach - keyboards
• Max Middleton - keyboards
• Dave Mattacks - drums
• Adrian Rea - drums
• Dave Richards - horn, drums, percussion, sequencing, producer
• Martin Ditcham - percussion
• Claude Nobs - harmonica on "Nothing's Happening By The Sea"

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"

References

1. Mawer, Sharon. Water Sign (Chris Rea album) at AllMusic