The Water is the first solo album by Scottish indie pop singer Colin MacIntyre, who previously made three albums as Mull Historical Society.

It was released on 4 February 2008, and produced by Nick Franglen from Lemon Jelly.

[2] The last track, "Pay Attention to the Human", features a poem written and performed by Tony Benn.

[3][4] MacIntyre wrote the album in New York, his wife's home city.

[5] In 2009, Irvine Welsh used the track "You're a Star" from The Water in his comedy Good Arrows.