"Water into Wine" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released in December 1998 as the second single from their sixth studio album, The Last Wave of Summer. The song peaked at number 46 in Australia.
| "Water into Wine" | ||||
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| Single by Cold Chisel | ||||
| from the album The Last Wave of Summer | ||||
| A-side | "Water into Wine" | |||
| B-side | "A Better Time, A Better Place", "This Time Round", "Child of Mine" | |||
| Released | December 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Festival Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:54 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Prestwich | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Shirley | |||
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Biographer Michael Lawrence said, "From very early on its lifetime, this song was touted as a possible single. A catchy ballad that sees acoustic guitar appearing in a Cold Chisel song for the first time since "Khe Sanh"."[1]
Before its release, industry figures such as Denis Handlin and Michael Gudinski felt the single would be very successful. However, Kevin Shirley, when mixing, said, "It's a straightforward song to mix and it would make a good b-side. It's not a single. It drags."[2]
Track listing
edit- CD single (MUSH01844.2)
- "Water into Wine"
- "A Better Time, A Better Place"
- "This Time Round"
- "Child of Mine"
Charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 46 |
References
edit- ^ Michael Lawrence (2012). Cold Chisel: Wild Colonial Boys. Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne Books. p. 331. ISBN 9781877096174.
- ^ O'Grady, Anthony (2001). Cold Chisel: The Pure Stuff. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. p. 203. ISBN 1-86508-196-5.
- ^ "Cold Chisel – Water into Wine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 December 2016.