The Very Best of Deacon Blue explained
The Very Best of Deacon Blue is a greatest hits compilation for the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It is composed of singles and album tracks from the band's previous albums, plus two B-sides, "Indigo Sky" from the "Hang Your Head" single, and "When You Were a Boy You Were a Beautiful Boy" from the "Everytime You Sleep" single.
Track listing
All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:
- "Dignity" – 4:00
- "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" - 4:19
- "Chocolate Girl" - 3:16
- "Raintown" – 3:50
- "The Very Thing" – 3:34
- "Love's Great Fears" (Ross, Prime) – 3:42
- "He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now" – 3:50
- "Loaded" (Prime, Ross, Kelling) – 4:30
- "Real Gone Kid" - 4:05
- "Wages Day" – 3:11
- "Fergus Sings the Blues" (Ross, Prime) - 3:51
- "Love and Regret" - 4:50
- "Queen of the New Year" (Ross, Prime) - 3:36
- "Circus Lights" - 4:59
- "My America" (Ross, Prime) - 3:10
- "Long Window to Love" - 3:12
- "Orphans" (Ross, Vernal) - 3:33
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Bacharach, David) - 2:46
- "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:12
- "Twist and Shout" – 3:34
- "Cover from the Sky" – 3:37
- "The Day that Jackie Jumped the Jail" - 3:42
- "A Brighter Star than You Will Shine" (Ross, Prime) – 4:32
- "The Wildness" (Ross, Prime) – 5:42
- "Your Town" - 5:19
- "Will We Be Lovers" (Ross, Osborne) - 3:53
- "Only Tender Love" - 5:06
- "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" - 4:52
- "Indigo Sky" - 2:48
- "Bethlehem's Gate" - 4:47
- "Bound to Love" - 4:24
- "Still in the Mood" - 4:01
- "Jesus Do Your Hands Still Feel the Rain" - 5:14
- "Rae" (Ross, Prime, MacDonald)– 4:46
- "Silverlake" (Ross, Prime) – 4:36
- "Homesick" – 4:14
- "Everytime You Sleep" – 4:06
- "When You Were a Boy You Were a Beautiful Boy" -
Personnel
