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When the World Knows Your Name is the sophomore album by the Scottish pop/rock band Deacon Blue, released on CBS Records in April 1989. The album was recorded January – May 1988 and produced by Warne Livesey, David Kahne (track B4), and Deacon Blue (track B7).
The album peaked at No. 1 in the UK. “Real Gone Kid” was the band’s first Top 10 hit single, reaching No. 8 in October 1988. “Wages Day”, “Fergus Sings the Blues”, “Love and Regret”, and “Queen of the New Year” also reached the UK Top 30, and all five of the album’s singles made the Top 10 of the Irish singles chart.
Trivia: Deacon Blue vocalist Ricky Ross wrote the song “Real Gone Kid” about a performance he saw of Lone Justice singer Maria McKee (Deacon Blue had toured with Lone Justice for a time as the opening band).
[Michael Joel Kauffman, Harvest Rock Syndicate, Winter 1989]
Before the album was released the group had a taste of what was about to come as “Real Gone Kid” became their first Top 10 single and “Wages Day” also went Top 20. This album entered the album charts at number one and stayed well placed for most of the year helped by three other Top 40 singles in the shape of “Fergus Sings The Blues”, “Love And Regret” and “Queen Of The New Year”. Most of the album was recorded with radio airplay in mind but the downside is this album has dated more than any other offering by the band and live favourite “Circus Lights” despite being one of the best songs in the entire catalogue fails to ignite here. The second half of the album also seems to lose its way a bit but is saved by the gem of a closer “Orphans”. Two UK tours in 1989 saw the band sell out arenas in record time while the Radio 1 broadcast from Hammersmith Odeon and Radio Clyde’s broadcasts from the SECC and Barrowlands kept the bootleggers busy. [Dougie Adam, Cross Rhythms, July 2005]
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LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Queen Of The New Year” – 3:36
A2. “Wages Day” – 3:09
A3. “Real Gone Kid” – 4:03
A4. “Love And Regret” – 4:48
A5. “Circus Lights” – 4:59
A6. “This Changing Light” – 5:02
Side Two
B1. “Sad Loved Girl” – 1:11
B2. “Fergus Sings The Blues” – 3:54
B3. “The World Is Lit By Lightning” – 4:57
B4. “Silhouette” – 3:18
B5. “One Hundred Things” – 3:53
B6. “Your Constant Heart” – 4:10
B7. “Orphans” – 3:33
Note: 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.
Gatefold Cover Artwork
Gatefold Cover, Inside
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