Water Sign by Chris Rea is yet another Chris Rea album that is an unexpected joy to listen to, full of great songs, all commandeered by that great raspy voice that has become synonymous with the man himself. It's very much a case of one side of the album being better than the other on this one - side one is the weaker side, which is usually the opposite of what I normally hear. Side two is packed with great songs - "Let it Loose", "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat", "Midnight Blue" and "Out of the Darkness" all make up the best of side two, if not the best of the album, while the first half only has "Deep Water", "Candles" and possibly "Nothing's Happening by the Sea" going for it in terms of songs that will keep me interested. Everything in between is still OK, mind you. They're not my cup of tea. "Texas" (not to be confused with the track from The Road to Hell) and "Hey You" might grow on me with enough playthroughs. But who knows? Anyway, a very good album, by a sorely underrated and very great artist. A-
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