When the World Knows Your Name explained

When the World Knows Your Name
Type:studio
Artist:Deacon Blue
Cover:DBWhenTheWorld.jpg
Border:yes
Released:6 April 1989
Recorded:January – May 1988
Genre:Pop, rock, sophisti-pop[1]
Length:50:33
Label:Columbia
Producer:Warne Livesey, Deacon Blue, David Kahne
Prev Title:Raintown
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Ooh Las Vegas
Next Year:1990

When the World Knows Your Name is the second album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It was released in 1989 and attained the number 1 chart position in the UK Albums Chart.

"Real Gone Kid" was the band's first Top 10 hit single in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 8 in October 1988.[2] "Wages Day", "Fergus Sings the Blues", "Love and Regret" and "Queen of the New Year" also reached the top 30 in the same listing,[2] and all five of the album's singles made the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart.[3]

Leslie Mathew at AllMusic noted "Deacon Blue isn't on the mark all the time. They have their failings, notably a tendency to get overly precious and self-indulgent when trying too hard to be impressionistic on the slower songs toward album's end. But when they get it right, like on "Queen of the New Year," "Wages Day," "Real Gone Kid," and "Fergus Sings the Blues," their driving melodies and hooks are fine compensation".

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

  1. "Queen of the New Year" (Ricky Ross, James Prime) – 3:36
  2. "Wages Day" – 3:09
  3. "Real Gone Kid" – 4:03
  4. "Love and Regret" – 4:48
  5. "Circus Lights" – 4:59
  6. "This Changing Light" (Ricky Ross, James Prime) – 5:02
  7. "Sad Loved Girl" – 1:11
  8. "Fergus Sings the Blues" (Ricky Ross, James Prime) – 3:54
  9. "The World Is Lit By Lightning" (Ricky Ross, James Prime) – 4:57
  10. "Silhouette" – 3:18
  11. "One Hundred Things" – 3:53
  12. "Your Constant Heart" – 4:10
  13. "Orphans" (Ricky Ross, Ewen Vernal) – 3:33[4]

2012 reissue

On 22 October 2012, a deluxe remastered reissue of When the World Knows Your Name was released by Edsel Records, featuring two additional discs of bonus material as well as a DVD with bonus videos.[5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 15 Sophisti-Pop Albums. 25 August 2021.
  2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 145.
  3. Web site: The Irish Charts. Fireball Media. 9 December 2017. Irishcharts.ie.
  4. Web site: When the World Knows Your Name - Deacon Blue - Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. 3 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Raintown. 3 April 2017. Amazon.co.uk.