High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fisherman`s Blues is the 1988 album by The Waterboys. The album marked a change in the sound of The Waterboys`, abandoning their earlier grandiose rock sound for a mixture of 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. The album went on to become the Waterboys` best selling album, despite reaching only number thirteen in the U.K. charts on release, and position seventy-six on the Billboard 200.