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Their name may come from a Steely Dan song, but, as far as their musical makeup goes, Deacon Blue owes a lot more to Simple Minds and Prefab Sprout than the Dan. On When the World Knows Your Name, the band blends AOR, Celtic flourishes, and dashes of blue-eyed soul to create a polished album that, while it won't make any "best-of" lists in a hurry, has more than a few pleasures to offer nevertheless. Deacon Blue isn't on the mark all the time. They have their failings, notably a tendency to get overly precious and self-indulgent when trying too hard to be impressionistic on the slower songs toward album's end. But when they get it right, like on "Queen of the New Year," "Wages Day," "Real Gone Kid," and "Fergus Sings the Blues," their driving melodies and hooks are fine compensation. Ricky Ross' songwriting is accomplished enough when he's not striving too hard for poetic effect: his word-picture evocations of light and shade are particularly impressive. The material is mostly strong, if not uniformly so; the playing is rather more consistently focused and energetic. If Deacon Blue gets the balance right, and plays to their strengths, they could be rather more than the minor-league U2 they come off as on this album.
© Leslie Mathew /TiVo
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Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Stuart Elliott, Bodhran - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Composer - James Prime, Lyricist - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Gavyn Wright, Fiddle - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Gavin McComb, 2nd Engineer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer - Karen Down, 2nd Engineer - Deacon Blue, Performer - Steven Bray, 2nd Engineer - David Brown, 2nd Engineer - Brian Soucy, 2nd Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Matt Budd, 2nd Engineer - Ewen Vernal, Bass - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - Paul Mortimer, 2nd Engineer - James Prime, Keyboards - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Simon Gogerly, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Gavin McComb, 2nd Engineer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer - Karen Down, 2nd Engineer - Deacon Blue, Performer - Steven Bray, 2nd Engineer - Brian Soucy, 2nd Engineer - David Brown, 2nd Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Matt Budd, 2nd Engineer - Ewen Vernal, Bass - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - Paul Mortimer, 2nd Engineer - James Prime, Keyboards - Mark Feltham, Harmonica - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Simon Gogerly, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Composer - James Prime, Lyricist - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Gavin McComb, 2nd Engineer - Felix Kendall, Recording Engineer - Neil Sidwell, Trombone - Karen Down, 2nd Engineer - Deacon Blue, Performer - Steven Bray, 2nd Engineer - Brian Soucy, 2nd Engineer - David Brown, 2nd Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Warne Livesey, Arranger - Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Simon Gardener, Trumpet - Matt Budd, 2nd Engineer - Dave Bishop, Baritone Saxophone - Phil Todd, Tenor Saxophone - Ewen Vernal, Bass - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - Guy Barker, Trumpet - Paul Mortimer, 2nd Engineer - James Prime, Composer - James Prime, Lyricist - James Prime, Keyboards - James Prime, Arranger - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Jamie Talbot, Baritone Saxophone - Chris White, Tenor Saxophone - Pete Beachill, Trombone - Simon Gogerly, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Warne Livesey, Mixing Engineer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Composer - James Prime, Lyricist - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - David Kahne, Producer - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Warne Livesey, Producer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass - Mark Feltham, Harmonica
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Lorraine McIntosh, Vocal - Graeme Kelling, Guitar - Deacon Blue, Producer - Deacon Blue, Performer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Douglas Vipond, Percussion - Douglas Vipond, Drums - James Prime, Keyboards - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer - Ricky Ross, Composer - Ricky Ross, Vocal - Ricky Ross, Lyricist - Ricky Ross, Keyboards - Ewen Vernal, Composer - Ewen Vernal, Lyricist - Ewen Vernal, Bass
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Album review
Their name may come from a Steely Dan song, but, as far as their musical makeup goes, Deacon Blue owes a lot more to Simple Minds and Prefab Sprout than the Dan. On When the World Knows Your Name, the band blends AOR, Celtic flourishes, and dashes of blue-eyed soul to create a polished album that, while it won't make any "best-of" lists in a hurry, has more than a few pleasures to offer nevertheless. Deacon Blue isn't on the mark all the time. They have their failings, notably a tendency to get overly precious and self-indulgent when trying too hard to be impressionistic on the slower songs toward album's end. But when they get it right, like on "Queen of the New Year," "Wages Day," "Real Gone Kid," and "Fergus Sings the Blues," their driving melodies and hooks are fine compensation. Ricky Ross' songwriting is accomplished enough when he's not striving too hard for poetic effect: his word-picture evocations of light and shade are particularly impressive. The material is mostly strong, if not uniformly so; the playing is rather more consistently focused and energetic. If Deacon Blue gets the balance right, and plays to their strengths, they could be rather more than the minor-league U2 they come off as on this album.
© Leslie Mathew /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:01
- Main artists: Deacon Blue
- Composer: Ricky Ross
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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