The Water's Most Common Predator

The Water's Most Common Predator is the debut full-length album by the Canadian nu metal band Sharks in the Pool. The CD was issued through Eclipse Records on May 20, 1997 to polarizing reviews. Shortly during the recording process of this album, this quintet signed a four-release contract with the independent label and also replaced their original custom percussionist, Brian Forrest, with a relatively new musician (at the time) known as Jim Crown. The Water's Most Common Predator marks the last time that Patrick Athena and Nathan Lee have contributed to any songs.

A low-budget music video for the track "Blame It on the Fish" was produced.

Track listing

 * 1) "Ye Shall Walk the Plank" (intro) - 0:42
 * 2) "Fishes Kiss Like Bitches" - 3:18
 * 3) "Blame It on the Fish" - 3:06
 * 4) "Shrimp Cocktease" - 3:27
 * 5) "Shark Angel" - 3:41
 * 6) "Avast, Ye Hearties!" - 5:16
 * 7) "I Like My Salmon Dry" - 3:33
 * 8) "Time to Sniff" - 3:20
 * 9) "Underwater Song" - 4:08
 * "Me, Myself, and Shark" - 3:54
 * 1) "Feel the Fear" - 2:19
 * 2) "Or E Kal Cum" - 4:45
 * 3) "Licorice" (outro) - 1:09

Band

 * Drew Gagnon - lead vocals, bass guitar
 * Orlando Gauthier - lead guitar
 * Jim Crown - keyboards, programming, electronics
 * Patrick Athena - rhythm guitar
 * Nathan Lee - drums

Studio credits

 * Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory - additional vocals ("Shark Angel")
 * Cedric Bixler-Zavala - additional vocals ("I Like My Salmon Dry")
 * Jay Baumgardner - production, engineer
 * Steve Thompson - mixing
 * Ted Jensen - mastering
 * Ulrich Wild - assistant engineer
 * Billy Anderson - pre-production
 * Jacob Bannon - illustrations

Music videos

 * "Blame It on the Fish"; directed by Phil Harder

Album details

 * Released: May 20, 1997
 * Recorded: January-March 1997
 * Genre: Nu metal
 * Label: Eclipse
 * Producer: Jay Baumgardner