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Singles (Deacon Blue Album)
''Singles'' is a singles compilation by the Scottish rock (music), rock band Deacon Blue. It contains three new tracks, "Bigger than Dynamite", "Haunted", and "The One About Loneliness", that were recorded by the band in March 2006. Track listing All songs written by Ricky Ross (musician), Ricky Ross, except where noted: # "Dignity (Deacon Blue song), Dignity" – 4:00 # "Real Gone Kid" - 4:05 # "Wages Day (Deacon Blue Song), Wages Day" – 3:11 # "Fergus Sings the Blues" (Ricky Ross (musician), Ross, James Prime, Prime) - 3:51 # "Twist and Shout (Deacon Blue song), Twist and Shout" – 3:34 # "Bigger than Dynamite - 3:26 # "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:12 # "Your Town" - 5:19 # "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Burt Bacharach, Bacharach, Hal David, David) - 2:46 # "Chocolate Girl (Deacon Blue song), Chocolate Girl" - 3:16 # "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" - 4:19 # "Love and Regret" - 4:50 # "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" - 4:52 # "Loaded (Deacon Blue song), Loaded" (Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond. The band released their debut album, '' Raintown'', on 1 May 1987 in the United Kingdom and in the United States in February 1988. Their second album, ''When the World Knows Your Name'' (1989), topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks, and included "Real Gone Kid" which became their first top ten single in the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in Spain. Deacon Blue released their fourth album, ''Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'', in 1993. The band split in 1994, following which Vipond began a career in television. Five years later, the band held a reunion gig, and this led on to a new album, ''Walking Back Home'', with the band now working on a part-time basis. The band released another album, '' Homesick'', in 2001. Though Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Swaying Arms
"Your Swaying Arms" is the first single from the album ''Fellow Hoodlums'' by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. Released in May 1991, it reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ..., but went as high as number six in Ireland, the last in the group's run of seven Irish top 10 hits between 1988 and 1991. The releases contained two B-sides, "Fourteen Years" and "Faifley", both of which are rough, bluesy songs that Ricky Ross speaks and sings in a deep, raspy voice. The 10" vinyl version, surprisingly, contained techno dance remixes of the otherwise placid track. Track listing All songs written by Ricky Ross. 7" Single (656893 7) # "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:13 # "Fourteen Years" – 2:44 12" Single (656893 6) # "Your Swaying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover From The Sky
"Cover from the Sky" is the fourth and final single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's third studio album, ''Fellow Hoodlums'' (1991). It was the first single to be released with Lorraine McIntosh on lead vocals. The various versions of the single introduce three B-sides, all of which are covers. Various live or alternative versions of previously released Deacon Blue songs also span the different single versions. "Cover from the Sky" reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings All songs were written by Ricky Ross except where noted. 7-inch and cassette single (657673 7; 657673 4) # "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34 # "What Do You Want the Girl to Do" (live) – 5:02 # "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (live) (Spector, Greenwich, Barry) – 4:14 12-inch single (657673 6) # "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34 # "Real Gone Kid" (session) – 4:12 # "Loaded" (session) (Ross, Prime, Kelling) – 4:47 # "One Hundred Things" (live) – 5:44 CD single (657673 2) # "Cover from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Tender Love
"Only Tender Love" is the third single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's fourth studio album, ''Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' (1993). The song on the single is an edited version of the album track. The track reached 22 in the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ... in May 1993. The B-sides are "Pimp Talking" and "Cracks You Up". In addition to the standard single releases, a special edition CD single entitled "The Riches Collection Part 1" was issued. In addition to "Only Tender Love, it contained three tracks from the '' Riches'' limited edition bonus album that was originally released in 1998 as a temporary bundle with '' Raintown''. This special edition single came in a black box that was wide enough to hold additional CDs, the intent being tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The New Year
"Queen of the New Year" is the fifth and final single from the album ''When the World Knows Your Name'' by the Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue. It reached No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart, but went as high as No. 4 in the Irish Singles Chart, the group's fifth Irish top 10 hit in a row. The main B-side is "My America". Some versions of the single contain the additional B-side, "Las Vegas", along with a longer version of the album track "Sad Loved Girl" and an acoustic demo version of the album track "Circus Lights". As with the previous single, "Love and Regret", a limited edition four track live EP single was also released, this time in 12" vinyl and CD formats. Track listing All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: 7" single (Deac 11) # "Queen of the New Year" (Ross, Prime) – 3:36 # "My America" – 3:10 7" gatefold EP single (Deac ep11) # "Queen of the New Year" (Ross, Prime) – 3:36 # "My America" – 3:10 # "Sad Loved Girl (Long Version)" – 3:17 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Kelling
Graeme Hunter Kelling (4 April 1957 – 10 June 2004) was a Scottish musician and the original guitarist with the Scottish pop band Deacon Blue. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Kelling was brought up in Mount Vernon in the East End of Glasgow and educated at the High School of Glasgow. Born into the Plymouth Brethren sect, he turned away from it in order to travel and to follow music. In the early 1980s he worked in the Glasgow rock music scene as both bandmember (Tune Cookies, On a Clear Day, Precious, and The Painted Word) and session guitarist. Having joined Deacon Blue in 1984 (while the band was still called "Dr Love"), Kelling went on to co-write their 1987 single "Loaded" and the B-side "Ronnie Spector" (the latter from the second single release of "Dignity"). He played on the first four Deacon Blue albums – '' Raintown'', ''When the World Knows Your Name'', ''Fellow Hoodlums'' and ''Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' – before the band's first split in 1994. Following th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loaded (Deacon Blue Song)
"Loaded" is a single released by the Scottish band Deacon Blue in 1987. The main B-side, "Long Distance from Just Across the Road", appears on all versions of the single, which was released on Cassette and on 7" and 12" vinyl. Ricky Ross has described this stark, echoing song as " attempt to re-write 'Shore Leave' by Tom Waits." The other songs, "Which Side Are You On" and "Kings of the Western World", appear on the Cassette Cassette may refer to: Technology * Cassette tape (or ''musicassette'', ''audio cassette'', ''cassette tape'', or ''tape''), a worldwide standard for analog audio recording and playback ** Cassette single (or "Cassingle"), a music single in th ... and 12" versions of the single. In an interview given to the '' Daily Record'' in 2012, songwriter Ricky Ross explained about "Loaded" that "I’d left the keys to my flat in Glasgow to the guys in the band and they did a backing track on an old 8 track. I came in and started singing stream of consci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was Right And You Were Wrong
"I Was Right and You Were Wrong" is the first single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's first greatest hits album, ''Our Town - The Greatest Hits''. Produced by Steve Osborne, the song reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. Release The single's first B-side is "Mexico Rain", produced by Osborne and Paul Oakenfold. The other new B-side is a live cover of Dusty Springfield's "Goin' Back". Though labeled simply as " Wages Day", the fourth track on the CD single is an acoustic piano version of the song. As with the previous two single releases, a special edition CD single with three tracks from the '' Riches'' bonus album was issued, entitled "Riches Collection". In addition to "I Was Right and You Were Wrong", it contains three tracks from ''Riches''. This was the last "Riches Collection" release, leaving two tracks from ''Riches'', the cover of "Angeliou" and the Bob Clearmountain remix of "Dignity", excluded from this collection. Track listings All songs were written by Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Regret
"Love and Regret" is the fourth single from the album ''When the World Knows Your Name'' by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. The song was released on 4 September 1989. The main B-side of the single is "Down in the Flood", while some versions of the single contain the additional B-side "Undeveloped Heart", which Ricky Ross later re-recorded as a solo artist. A limited-edition four-track live Extended play (EP) single was released on 10-inch vinyl and CD formats at the same time as the standard singles. Track listings All songs were written by Ricky Ross except where noted. 7-inch and cassette single # "Love and Regret" – 4:48 # "Down in the Flood" (Ross, Deacon Blue) – 4:05 12-inch single # "Love and Regret" (extended mix) – 9:55 # "Down in the Flood" (Minimal mix) (Ross, Deacon Blue) – 4:28 # "Undeveloped Heart" (Ross, James Prime) – 3:37 CD single # "Love and Regret" – 4:48 # "Down in the Flood" (extended mix) (Ross, Deacon Blue) – 4:13 # "Undeveloped Heart" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)
"When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" is a single released by the Scottish group Deacon Blue in 1987 and in 1988. The song features prominent backing vocals from members of R&B group Londonbeat. It was the very first song to be played on Radio Luxembourg (English), Radio Luxembourg after it went satellite at 3AM on 30 December 1991. The video for the song was directed by John Scarlett-Davis and produced by Nick Verden for Radar Films. In an interview given to the ''Daily Record (Scotland), Daily Record'' in 2012, songwriter Ricky Ross (musician), Ricky Ross explained that "It’s so hard to remember. I think that song is actually about waiting to be discovered, spurred on by the unrequited love of an old girlfriend". Multiple releases "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" has been officially released as a single twice. It was first released in August 1987 as the third single from Deacon Blue's first album ''Raintown (album), Raintown''. It peaked at No. 86 in the UK Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocolate Girl (Deacon Blue Song)
"Chocolate Girl" is the fourth song released as a single from the album '' Raintown'' by the Scottish group Deacon Blue. The single version differed from the album version of the song. It is a remix by the American mixer Michael Brauer, which adds a longer musical interlude in the middle of the song and gives greater emphasis to B.J. Cole's pedal steel guitar in parts of the song. The track reached No. 43 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1988, spending seven weeks in the listing. In an interview given to the '' Daily Record'' in 2012, songwriter Ricky Ross explained that "Chocolate Girl" was "about someone’s relationship which sounded bad. I don’t really like sexist love songs, that awful song by Eric Clapton, "Wonderful Tonight". There’s a song by Prefab Sprout which says the same thing, called "Cruel", which I love". '' The Herald'' also spotted "Chocolate Girl’s dysfunctional Don Juan" running through the lyrics. Paddy McAloon claimed in a 1990 interview that the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal David
Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina (née Goldberg) and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York. He is the younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David. Career David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film ''Two Gals and a Guy'' (1951), starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda. In 1957, David met composer Burt Bacharach at Famous Music in the Brill Building in New York. The two teamed up and wrote their first hit " The Story of My Life", recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. Subsequently, in the 1960s and early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
