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Waves is the fourth studio album by new wave band Katrina and the Waves, released in 1986 by Capitol Records. It followed their US and UK Top 30 album Katrina and the Waves (1985), reaching No. 49 on Billboard 200 and No. 70 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][3] Waves sold less than half of what its predecessor had, generating a modest hit with the single "Sun Street" (UK No. 22).[4]

Waves
Studio album by Katrina and the Waves
Released	1986
Recorded	January 1986
Studio	Greenhouse Studio, London Westside Studios, London
Genre	New wave
Length	37:48
Label	Capitol Attic (Canada)
Producer	Katrina and the Waves Pat Collier Scott Litt
Katrina and the Waves chronology
Katrina and the Waves (1985) Waves (1986) Break of Hearts (1989)
Singles from Waves
"Is That It?" Released: March 1986 "Sun Street" Released: June 1986 "Tears for Me" Released: July 1986 (Australia) "Lovely Lindsey" Released: October 1986[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Robert Christgau	A−[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Matthew Greenwald wrote that although Waves is "not a disaster by any stretch," it's certainly not up to the standards of their previous album Katrina and the Waves. Part of this, according to Greenwald, is because main songwriter Kimberley Rew only contributed two songs to the album. Greenwald felt that there are some fine moments, however, such as Vince de la Cruz's "Sun Street" and Katrina Leskanich's "Tears for Me." He added that Rew's two songs, "Is That It" and "Lovely Lindsay," are "mini-masterpieces", and that they "eventually push the group and this album somewhere near the goal line."[5] In his artist biography on AllMusic, Bruce Eder wrote that Waves was a good enough album but no improvement upon the Katrina and the Waves album. He also felt that the band's work lost its edge between the two album's.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

Katrina and the Waves

• Katrina Leskanich – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kimberley Rew – lead guitar, vocals
• Vince de la Cruz – bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar (7), vocals
• Alex Cooper – drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
• John "Irish" Earle – brass
• Dave Land – brass
• Richard Edwards – brass
• Eamon Fitzpatrick – brass arrangements

Technical

• Katrina and the Waves – producer
• Pat Collier – producer
• Scott Litt – producer
• Richard Sullivan – second engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Stylorouge – sleeve artwork
• Terry Day – hand colouring
• Simon Fowler – photography

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8]	92
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart)[9]	35
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[10]	17
Norway (VG-lista)[11]	12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	3
UK (UK Albums Chart)[3]	70
US (Billboard 200)	49

Singles

Year	Single	Peak position
		AUS [8]	CAN [13]	IRE [14]	NED [15]	UK [16]	US [17]
1986	"Is That It?"	82	25	—	—	82	70
	"Sun Street"	—	—	19	46	22	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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