V Deep Explained

V Deep
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Boomtown Rats
Cover:	V Deep (The Boomtown Rats album - cover art).jpg
Released:	March 1982
Recorded:	1981–1982
Studio:	Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain
Genre:	Rock, pop rock
Length:	41:02
Label:	WEA (Ireland) Ensign (UK) Columbia (US)
Producer:	Tony Visconti, the Boomtown Rats^[1]
Prev Title:	Mondo Bongo
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	In the Long Grass
Next Year:	1984

V Deep is the Boomtown Rats's fifth album, and the first to be released as a five-piece band, following the departure of guitarist Gerry Cott. It includes the minor hit single "House on Fire".^[2]

Name

The name of the album is pronounced "five deep", not "vee deep" referring to the roman numeral 5. It refers to the fact that it is the band's fifth album and also that they became a five-piece following the departure of Gerry Cott.^[3]

Track listing

UK release

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

1. "Never in a Million Years"
2. "The Bitter End"
3. "Talking in Code"
4. "He Watches It All"
5. "A Storm Breaks"
6. "Charmed Lives"
7. "House on Fire"
8. "Up All Night"
9. "Skin on Skin"
10. "The Little Death/... House Burned Down" (Geldof, Pete Briquette)

US release

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

1. "Never in a Million Years"
2. "The Bitter End"
3. "Talking in Code"
4. "He Watches It All"
5. "A Storm Breaks"
6. "Charmed Lives"
7. "House on Fire"
8. "Whitehall 1212" (from the UK Mondo Bongo)
9. "Skin on Skin"
10. "The Little Death/... House Burned Down" (Geldof, Pete Briquette)

2005 reissue

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

1. "He Watches It All"
2. "Never in a Million Years"
3. "Talking in Code"
4. "The Bitter End"
5. "The Little Death" (Geldof, Pete Briquette)
6. "A Storm Breaks"
7. "Up All Night"
8. "House on Fire"
9. "Charmed Lives"
10. "Skin on Skin"
11. "Say Hi to Mick"
12. "No Hiding Place" (B-side)
13. "House on Fire" (12" Dub Version)
14. "Up All Night" (Long Version)

Personnel

The Boomtown Rats

• Bob Geldof – vocals, saxophone
• Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
• Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
• Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
• Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals^[1]

with:

• Andy Duncan - percussion
• Andy Hamilton, Dave McHale - saxophone
• Guy Barker - trumpet
• Spike Edney - trombone

Technical

• Andy Le Vien, Corinne Simcock - engineer
• Gordon Fordyce - remixing
• Ben Kelly - cover, design
• Jon Prew - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: V Deep - The Boomtown Rats | Credits . AllMusic . 2014-04-09.
2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 71.
3. Web site: History of The Boomtown Rats . Boomtownrats.co.uk . 1985-07-13 . 2014-04-09.