Cover from the Sky explained

Cover from the Sky
Cover:	DBCoverSky2.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Deacon Blue
Album:	Fellow Hoodlums
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:34
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Jon Kelly
Prev Title:	Closing Time
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Your Town
Next Year:	1992

"Cover from the Sky" is the fourth and final single from Scottish band Deacon Blue's third studio album, Fellow Hoodlums (1991). It was the first single to be released with Lorraine McIntosh on lead vocals. The various versions of the single introduce three B-sides, all of which are covers. Various live or alternative versions of previously released Deacon Blue songs also span the different single versions. "Cover from the Sky" reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

Track listings

All songs were written by Ricky Ross except where noted.

7-inch and cassette single (657673 7; 657673 4)^{[3] [4]}

1. "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34
2. "What Do You Want the Girl to Do" (live) – 5:02
3. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (live) (Spector, Greenwich, Barry) – 4:14

12-inch single (657673 6)^[5]

1. "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34
2. "Real Gone Kid" (session) – 4:12
3. "Loaded" (session) (Ross, Prime, Kelling) – 4:47
4. "One Hundred Things" (live) – 5:44

CD single (657673 2)^[6]

1. "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34
2. "Wild Mountain Thyme" (McPeake) – 3:46
3. "Silhouette" (live) – 3:17
4. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (live) (Bacharach, David) – 2:40

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 21. 30 November 1991.
2. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 145.
3. Cover from the Sky. Deacon Blue. 1991. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Columbia Records. 657673 7.
4. Cover from the Sky. Deacon Blue. 1991. UK cassette single sleeve. Columbia Records. 657673 4.
5. Cover from the Sky. Deacon Blue. 1991. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Columbia Records. 657673 6.
6. Cover from the Sky. Deacon Blue. 1991. UK CD single liner notes. Columbia Records. 657673 2.