Fellow Hoodlums is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1991.[5] It includes four singles: "Your Swaying Arms", the Top 10 hit "Twist and Shout", "Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky".
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Released | 3 June 1991 | |||
Recorded | July 1989 – May 1990 | |||
Genre | Pop, soul, blues | |||
Length | 48:43 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jon Kelly[1] | |||
Deacon Blue chronology | ||||
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Singles from Fellow Hoodlums | ||||
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Review scores | |
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It reached no. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in 1991, spending over six months in the listing.[6]
Critical reception
editThe Washington Post 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."[7]
Track listing
editAll 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) – 5:42
- "A Brighter Star than You Will Shine" (Ross, Prime) – 4:32
- "Twist and Shout" – 3:34
- "Closing Time" – 6:10
- "Goodnight Jamsie" (Ross, Prime) – 1:47
- "I Will See You Tomorrow" (Ross, Prime) – 3:20
- "One Day I'll Go Walking" (Ross, McIntosh) – 5:00
2012 Reissue
editOn 22 October 2012, Edsel Records released a deluxe remastered edition of the album, featuring a bonus CD of material and a DVD containing videos.
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "James Joyce Soles" | |
2. | "Fellow Hoodlums" | |
3. | "Your Swaying Arms" | |
4. | "Cover from the Sky" | |
5. | "The Day That Jackie Jumped the Jail" | |
6. | "The Wildness" | |
7. | "A Brighter Star Than You Will Shine" | |
8. | "Twist and Shout" | |
9. | "Closing Time" | |
10. | "Goodnight Jamsie" | |
11. | "I Will See You Tomorrow" | |
12. | "One Day I'll Go Walking" | |
13. | "Fourteen Years" | |
14. | "Faifley" | |
15. | "Good" | |
16. | "Golden Bells" | |
17. | "I Was Like That" | |
18. | "The Friends of Billy Bear" | |
19. | "Into the Good Night" |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "What Do You Want the Girl to Do?" (Live at Wembley Arena, 11 September 1990) | |
2. | "Real Gone Kid" (Halfway to Paradise Session, 7 October 1988) | |
3. | "Loaded" (Halfway to Paradise Session, 7 October 1988) | |
4. | "One Hundred Things" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 10 December 1989) | |
5. | "Wild Mountain Thyme" (Live at Theaterhaus Stuttgart, 8 October 1991) | |
6. | "Silhouette" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 10 December 1989) | |
7. | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 10 December 1989) | |
8. | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Live at Manchester GMEX, 20 December 1989) | |
9. | "I'm Down" (Live at Glasgow Barrowlands, 22 December 1989) | |
10. | "Closing Time" (7" Version) | |
11. | "Twist and Shout" (Extended Version) | |
12. | "Closing Time" (Extended Version) | |
13. | "Your Swaying Arms" (12" Version) | |
14. | "Your Swaying Arms" (Drumapella Mix) | |
15. | "Your Swaying Arms" (Dub Mix) |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "Your Swaying Arms" (Promo Video) | |
2. | "A Brighter Star Than You Will Shine" (Promo Video) | |
3. | "Twist and Shout" (Promo Video) | |
4. | "Closing Time" (Promo Video) | |
5. | "Cover from the Sky" (Promo Video) |
Personnel
edit- Ricky Ross – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard
- Lorraine McIntosh – vocal
- James Prime – keyboard
- Ewen Vernal – bass
- Graeme Kelling – guitar
- Dougie Vipond – drums
References
edit- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 316.
- ^ Fellow Hoodlums at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 799.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 184.
- ^ "Deacon Blue | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 145. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "POP RECORDINGS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 April 2021.