Raintown / World Knows Your Name [Import]

Deacon Blue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1987
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B00004Y3IU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #704,195 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Born In A Storm

2. Raintown

3. Ragman

4. He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now

5. Loaded

6. When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)

7. Chocolate Girl

8. Dignity

9. The Very Thing

10. Love's Great Fears

11. Town To Be Blamed

12. Riches

13. Kings Of The Western World

14. Queen Of The New Year

15. Wages Day

16. Real Gone Kid

17. Love And Regret

18. Circus Lights

19. This Changing Light

20. Sad Loved Girl

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite Steely Dan, March 7, 2001

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edg16 "edg16" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raintown / World Knows Your Name (Audio CD)

To describe the sound of Deacon Blue, imagine a more down-to-earth Prefab Sprout crossed with Mike Stern's jazz-rock fusion. (They don't borrow much from Steely Dan besides their name). Unlike Prefab, there's no chance of dozing off to Deacon Blue. The sound is lean and raw, with guitars and vocals front and center. Strong as the material is, the performances help even more. Most tunes grab you by the throat and never let go. Ricky Ross sings every song as if it was his last. Co-vocalist Lorraine Macintosh is used mainly for counterpoint, but her soulful interjections prod him to new heights on "Real Gone Kid." I'd be surprised if much of this wasn't recorded live in the studio. Listen as the band pulls out the all stops at the end of "Queen Of The New Year" and "Wages Day." The ballad "Sad Loved Girl" is a nice change of pace, and the formless "Orphans" is an interesting experiment. Aside from the irritating "Your Constant Heart," this is well worth having.