''Fellow Hoodlums'' is the third studio
album
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by the Scottish
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
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 albu ...
, released in 1991. It includes four singles: "
Your Swaying Arms", the
Top 10 hit "
Twist and Shout
"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers ...
", "
Closing Time" and "
Cover from the Sky".
It reached no. 2 in the
UK Albums Chart
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in 1991, spending over six months in the listing.
Critical reception
''
The Washington Post
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'' wrote: "Unfortunately, no visceral emotions come through the music -- the singing is too bland, the playing is too safe and the sentiments are too predictable. The result is the kind of middle-brow artsiness favored by Sting and Joe Jackson; the listener can believe that something serious is going on without actually being challenged in any way."
Track listing
All songs written by
Ricky Ross, except where noted:
# "James Joyce Soles" – 3:50
# "Fellow Hoodlums" – 3:20
# "
Your Swaying Arms" – 4:10
# "
Cover from the Sky" – 3:34
# "The Day that Jackie Jumped the Jail" – 3:42
# "The Wildness" (
Ross,
Prime
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) – 5:42
# "A Brighter Star than You Will Shine" (
Ross,
Prime
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) – 4:32
# "
Twist and Shout
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" – 3:34
# "
Closing Time" – 6:10
# "Goodnight Jamsie" (
Ross,
Prime
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) – 1:47
# "I Will See You Tomorrow" (
Ross,
Prime
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) – 3:20
# "One Day I'll Go Walking" (
Ross,
McIntosh
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) – 5:00
2012 Reissue
On 22 October 2012, Edsel Records released a deluxe remastered edition of the album, featuring a bonus CD of material and a DVD containing videos.
Personnel
*
Ricky Ross – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard
*
Lorraine McIntosh
Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer, vocalist with Scottish band Deacon Blue, and actress.
Career
McIntosh is a vocalist with Deacon Blue, whose second studio album, '' When the World Knows Your Name'' (1989), topped the ...
– vocal
*
James Prime
James Prime (born 3 November 1960) is a Scottish musician best known as the keyboard player for rock band Deacon Blue. Prime also lectures at the University of the West of Scotland. Known as a Hammond/piano player, his talents have been sough ...
– keyboard
*
Ewen Vernal – bass
*
Graeme Kelling – guitar
*
Dougie Vipond
Douglas Vipond (born 15 October 1966) is a Scottish broadcaster and drummer.
Early life
Vipond was brought up in Inchinnan and attended Park Mains High School in Erskine, choosing to go there because of the reputation of the music department. A ...
– drums
References
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1991 albums
Albums produced by Jon Kelly
Deacon Blue albums
Columbia Records albums