[1] It was first released as a track on De Paul's debut album Surprise in March 1973.
[8] "Water" was covered by the Japanese singer Nickey, on her 2013 album, A Taste of Honey.
The song has also been sampled by other artists, such as by Smoove & Turrell, who used the backing track to "Water" on their single "You Don't Know", which was released on 13 April 2009.
When de Paul heard "You Don't Know" she loved how they had used her music and personally intervened with her record company and publishers to make sure the licensing deal happened.
[10] As well as being released as a CD single with various remixes,[11] it was included as a track on the Smoove & Turrell album, Antique Soul,[12][13] and their 2019 compilation double album, Solid Brass: Ten Years Of Northern Funk.