Paul Kelly And The Messengers - So Much Water So Close To Home

So Much Water So Close To Home is the third studio album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly And The Messengers, originally released in August 1989 via Mushroom Records in Australia and A&M Records in the US.

So Much Water So Close To Home followed the album Under The Sun (1987) and gave Kelly and his band another Top 10 charting album in Australia.

The title of the album comes from a short story of the same name by American author Raymond Carver, who had passed away in 1988. Kelly would later go on to co-write the score for the 2006 Australian film Jindabyne, which was based on the same story.

The entire album was recorded in the U.S. with producer Scott Litt, who is best known for his work with American band R.E.M..

The album peaked at #10 on the Australian ARIA album charts, but none of its singles, "Sweet Guy", "Careless" and "Most Wanted Man in the World" had any Top 40 chart success.

Check out the tracks:  "Sweet Guy"; "Careless; "Most Wanted Man in the World"; “Pigeon / Jundamurra”; “Everything's Turning To White”;  “Careless (Live)”; “Sweet Guy (Live)”;

This LP record is a 2017 reissue on 180 gram vinyl with a printed inner sleeve, pressed in Australia via Gawd Aggie.