''New Recording'' is a solo album by the Scottish

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musician and member of

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 ...

, Ricky Ross. It was produced by Ross and the former Love and Money keyboard, player Paul McGeechan. After Ross' previous album's focus on hard edged

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, ''New Recording'' is largely acoustic. This second post-Deacon Blue solo album is a much more intimate work – a melodic mix of piano or acoustic guitar and ambient, often dreamy, keyboard effects and sound samples. The album includes a re-recorded version of "The Undeveloped Heart", which appeared on Deacon Blue's '' Ooh Las Vegas'' compilation album. No singles were released from this album, but a yet-again remixed version of "Undeveloped Heart" was subsequently released on '' The Undeveloped Heart'' EP.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: # "My Only Tie" – 3:11 # "Blue Horse" – 2:33 # "The Further North You Go" – 3:38 # "The Undeveloped Heart" – 4:32 # "Cresswell Street" (Ross,

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 ...

) – 3:19 # "I Love You" – 4:23 # "Earth a Little Lighter" – 3:28 # "I'm Sure Buddy Would Know" – 2:12 # "Here's Singer" – 3:35 # "On the Line" – 2:18 # "Ash Wednesday" – 5:18

Personnel

* Ricky Ross –

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* Paul McGeechan – programming, noises * Brian Docherty –

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on "I Love You" *

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on "Cresswell Street" {{Authority control 1997 albums Ricky Ross (musician) albums