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Chris Rea - Love's Strange Ways from the Album "Water Sign" and from the UK Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM "Love's Strange Ways" b/w "Smile"

"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.

There is an extremely interesting history to this album: When Rea approached the record company with his demo's for his latest album project - 'Water sign' - they showed very little interest at all... Eventually, the record company agreed to release it AS IS, and didn't promote the album at all. Rea actually said in interviews that after this album he considered packing the whole thing in and going to work in the family ice cream business! What you are hearing on this album is a rare 'peek' into Rea's music BEFORE the studio producers got to it. There is a reason why Chris gets the credits as main musician on this album: It's a DEMO album, recorded by him! For pure interest value alone, it's a worthy addition to your Rea catalogue. However, that's not to say that the music on this album ISN'T worth listening to-it most certainly is. The oh-so-beautiful Nothings Happening By Sea - gorgeous in it's laid back simplicity... Simply brilliant stuff... The record company are probably kicking themselves!!!

Track listing

All songs by Chris Rea.

[1] Nothing's Happening by the Sea (Ch.Rea) - 4:18

[2] Deep Water (Ch.Rea) - 4:10

[3] Candles (Ch.Rea) - 4:44

[4] Love's Strange Ways (Ch.Rea) - 3:39

[5] Texas (Ch.Rea) - 4:01

[6] Let It Loose (Ch.Rea) - 3:38

[7] I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Ch.Rea) - 3:30

[8] Midnight Blue (Ch.Rea) - 4:53

[9] Hey You (Ch.Rea) - 4:02

[10] Out of the Darkness (Ch.Rea) - 3:29

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"

Lyrics:

When passion shines her blinding light on you

You know my friend there's nothing that you can really do

Just follow on behind her veil of deepest purple haze

Down, to love's strange ways

Drowning in her laughter as you go

Intoxicating laughter that spins you high and low

Dangerous times are these, but oh so wonderfully new

Laugh along you fool, can't you see they're laughing at you

Lost in the haze

Of love's strange ways

Ain't it funny how it turns

When it's all over, nothing's learned

Just a passion and a fool

And a memory that burns

And that's what you get

When you play with love's strange ways...