'' 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
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
Deeper Water