the Esplanade Hotel, their performance on 25 May was recorded live for Live at the Continental and the Esplanade (late 1995). Kelly issued Deeper Waters lead single, "Give in to My Love", in October 1995 and followed with "Deeper Water" later that year. To promote the releases he toured Australia from January in the following year. Reception The Canberra Times Sharon Palmer noticed that "No real surprises or sounds appear on Deeper Water, however a number of songs are notable for the absence of back-up singers on them with Kelly providing all the vocals." William Ruhlmann of AllMusic opined that Kelly used "a more consistent musical style than he had employed on Wanted Man." Ruhlmann continued "most of the songs had folk-rock arrangements, and most concerned romantic subjects, within which Kelly's primary concerns were lust and betrayal." Mark Mordue writing in The Sydney Morning Herald felt that "the songs from Deeper Water have become part of our lives" displaying Kelly's "poet of the common man credentials are built on both good writing and accuracy." Mordue expanded by describing its "take on family, growing older and love also has a dark edge to it, something in the territory around the songs, that gives the album an unusual intensity and warmth." Deeper Water peaked at No. 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart and provided his second consecutive nomination as Best Male Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. In New Zealand Deeper Water reached No. 30 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Neither of the singles, "Give in to My Love" and "Deeper Water", appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart top 100. Track listing Personnel Musicians Steve Hadley – bass guitar, backing vocals Bruce Haymes – keyboards, backing vocals Randy Jacobs – vocals, guitar Paul Kelly – vocals, guitars, harmonica Graham Lee – electric steel, vocals Peter Luscombe – drums, percussion Shane O'Mara – guitars Production details Paul Kelly – producer (except track 7) Randy Jacobs – producer (tracks 2, 9) Kerryn Tolhurst – producer (tracks 7-8) Simon Polinski – producer (track 12), engineer, mixer (Platinum Studios – June 1995) Adam Rhodes – assistant mixer Don Bartley – mastering (Studios 301) Artwork Debbie Ladd – design Jacquie Mitelman – photography Charts References 1995 albums Paul Kelly (Australian musician) albums Mushroom Records albums