Raintown by Deacon Blue

Raintown

Deacon Blue

1987

Raintown is a Electronic album by Deacon Blue, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 51 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • lush
  • melancholic
  • nocturnal

About

Raintown is the debut album of Scottish pop band Deacon Blue. The album, written largely by lead singer Ricky Ross, was released in the United Kingdom on May 1, 1987. It proved a commercial success and has to date sold around a million copies, peaking in the UK album chart at 14 and remaining in the charts for a year and a half. The album, widely praised as Deacon Blue's finest work, has the overtones of a concept album relating to the struggles of getting by in life in the inner city of urban life - the city being unmistakably .

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Tracklist

  1. 1Born In a Storm (Remastered 2005)1:33
  2. 2Raintown (Remastered 2005)3:50
  3. 3Ragman (Remastered 2005)3:08
  4. 4He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now (Remastered 2005)3:50
  5. 5Loaded (Remastered 2005)4:30
  6. 6When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) [Remastered 2005]5:03
  7. 7Chocolate Girl (Remastered 2005)3:18
  8. 8Dignity (Remastered 2005)4:00
  9. 9The Very Thing (Remastered 2005)3:34
  10. 10Love's Great Fears (Remastered 2005)3:41
  11. 11Town to Be Blamed (Remastered 2005)5:25
  12. 2.2Raintown (Live At The Marquee '86)3:49
  13. 2.3Ragman (Demo Version)3:13
  14. 2.4He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now (Live At The Marquee '86)4:50
  15. 2.5Loaded (Demo Version)4:11
  16. 2.6When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) [Air Studios Vocal Mix]5:03
  17. 2.7Chocolate Girl (Live At The Marquee '86)3:28
  18. 2.8Dignity (Live At The Marquee '86)4:27
  19. 2.10Love's Great Fears (Live At The Marquee '86)4:01
  20. 2.12Riches (Taken From CD version of LP)2:40
  21. 2.13Kings of the Western World (Taken From CD version of LP)2:41

Credits

Performers

3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 51 pressings tracked on Gatefold