Ooh Las Vegas Explained

Ooh Las Vegas
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	Deacon Blue
Cover:	DBOohLasVegas.jpg
Released:	10 September 1990^[1]
Recorded:	1988–1990
Genre:	Pop, rock, blues
Length:	1:25:01
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Deacon Blue, Various
Prev Title:	When the World Knows Your Name
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Fellow Hoodlums
Next Year:	1991

Ooh Las Vegas is a compilation album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It contains B-sides, unreleased tracks, and songs written for William McIlvanney's television play Dreaming.

The Japanese release also included the four tracks from the Four Bacharach & David Songs EP.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

1. "Disneyworld [Remix]" – 2:49
2. "Ronnie Spector" (Ross, Kelling, Prime) – 3:29
3. "My America" (Ross, Prime) – 3:10
4. "S.H.A.R.O.N." – 4:13
5. "Undeveloped Heart" (Ross, Prime) – 4:59
6. "Souvenirs" – 2:41
7. "Born Again" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:23
8. "Down in the Flood" (Ross, Prime, Deacon Blue) – 4:33
9. "Back Here in Beanoland" – 3:01
10. "Love You Say" (Ross, McIlvanney) – 5:34
11. "Let Your Hearts Be Troubled" (Ross, McIlvanney) – 6:31
12. "Gentle Teardrops" – 3:13
13. "Little Lincoln" – 3:06
14. "That Country (Beneath Your Skin)" – 3:50
15. "Is It Cold Beneath the Hill?" (McIntosh, Prime, McIlvanney) – 3:57
16. "Circus Lights (Acoustic Version)" – 2:56
17. "Trampolene" (Cope) – 3:36
18. "Las Vegas" – 3:55
19. "Killing the Blues" (McIlvanney, Ross) – 3:49
20. "Long Window to Love" – 3:12
21. "Christine" – 2:26
22. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, traditional arr.) – 2:26
23. "Don't Let the Teardrops Start" – 3:01

Personnel

• Ricky Ross – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
• Lorraine McIntosh – vocals
• James Prime – keyboards
• Ewen Vernal – bass
• Graeme Kelling – guitar
• Dougie Vipond – drums

Notes and References

1. Smith . Robin . This Week: The Next Seven Days in View – Releases . . 8 September 1990 . 32 . 0144-5804.