"Only Tender Love" is the third single from Scottish 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 album ...

's fourth studio album, ''

Whatever You Say, Say Nothing ''Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1993. Changing from producer Jon Kelly to the team of Steve Osborne and Paul Oakenfold, this album presented a change in musical styl ...

'' (1993). The song on the single is an edited version of the album track. The track reached 22 in the

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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 that future special edition CD singles would contain B-sides that would eventually complete the entire ''Riches'' album.

Track listings

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

References

Deacon Blue songs 1991 songs 1993 singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by Ricky Ross (musician) {{1990s-single-stub