Waves (Katrina and the Waves album)

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. Waves sold less than half of what its predecessor had, generating a modest hit with the single "Sun Street" (UK No. 22).

Reception
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." 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 albums.

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
Singles