Fisherman's Blues

Fisherman's Blues
Studio album by
the Waterboys
Released17 October 1988 (1988-10-17)
Recorded1986–88
StudioWindmill Lane Studio & Spiddal House
GenreFolk rock
Length54:37
LabelEnsign, Chrysalis
ProducerMike Scott, Vinnie Kilduff, Bob Johnston, John Dunford
The Waterboys chronology
This Is the Sea
(1985) 		Fisherman's Blues
(1988) 		Room to Roam
(1990)
Singles from Fisherman's Blues
  1. "Fisherman's Blues"
    Released: December 1988
  2. "And a Bang on the Ear"
    Released: June 1989

Fisherman's Blues is the fourth studio album by the Waterboys, released by Ensign Records in October 1988. The album marked a change in the band's sound, with them abandoning their earlier grandiose rock sound for a mixture of traditional Irish music, traditional Scottish music, country music, and rock and roll. Critics were divided on its release with some disappointed at the change of direction and others ranking it among the Waterboys' best work.[1] The album was the Waterboys' best selling album, reaching a number 13 placing on the U.K. charts on release, and 76 on the Billboard 200.

  1. ^ Peter Anderson. "Mike Scott/Waterboys biography". Record Collector magazine. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2005.