As of 2020, Deacon Blue's total album sales stood at seven million, [5] with twelve UK top 40 singles, along with two number one albums in the UK. [5] Career [ edit ] 1985–1987: Formation and early years [ edit ] In the 1980s, Deacon Blue was the Scottish equivalent of New Zealand's Crowded House, albeit with slightly less talent.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the band recorded and released their tenth studio album entitled Riding on the Tide of Love which was released in February 2021. The album failed to reach the same level of commercial success in the United Kingdom that the band experienced with their previous album, City of Love, with the album debuting at number 23 on the charts, spending only one week before dropping out of the UK Top 100 album charts. [15] In their native Scotland, the album performed better, debuting at number two and spending additional weeks within the Scottish Top 40 albums charts. [16] The album, widely praised as Deacon Blue's finest work, has the overtones of a concept album relating to the struggles of urban life in the inner city. The city being unmistakably Glasgow, referenced by the roots of the band and by the images by photographer Oscar Marzaroli on the cover of the album: the view of a rainy day over Glasgow's West End (with the Finnieston Crane featuring prominently). It wasn’t long before Dougie Vipond quit the group, hoping to pursue a career in television in 1994 - which saw the band split. Fast forward to 1999 and they were reunited for a gig, which led to another album.The special brew, with 853 bottles, was released on November 30 in collaboration with the Glasgow-based bottler Caskade and matured for 13 years in a single cask. On the release of the whisky, the band said: “We are delighted to celebrate 35 years of Raintown with this special lmited edition whisky, bottled by Glasgow’s own Caskade. Between February and March 2018, Deacon Blue embarked on a tour of Spain, marking the first time that the band has played a series of live shows in Spain. The band described the shows as "an incredible experience for us all", and later confirmed that Deacon Blue will be returning to Spain in 2019 for another series of live shows, stating that "Spain has a very special place in our hearts". [11] 2018–2021: City of Love [ edit ] The band's ninth studio album City of Love was released on 6 March 2020. In February 2021, they released their tenth studio album entitled Riding on the Tide of Love to commercial success in the UK. The album, often considered the band's finest work, has a consistent theme of struggles that come with inner city life. With a view of Glasgow plastered on the album cover, there’s no mistaking which city they were talking about. It has never been played live - but we recorded It live for a Radio Picadilly session in September '87. I think we will play it live sometime..."

Deacon Blue - Raintown (Sounds Of Eden, 26th June 1989)

If they intend to engage with that process, even hurry it along, they don’t show it. They are an immaculate live band, urged on by a watertight rhythm section, lived-in interplay between guitarist Gregor Philp and pianist James Prime, and the boundless charisma of Lorraine McIntosh, whose voice remains a wonder. But they are not a particularly daring one. Top 100 Albumes – Semana 11: del 6.3.2020 al 12.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 18 March 2020. DEACON BLUE Announce new mini-album 'Riding On The Tide Of Love' | XS Noize | Online Music Magazine". www.xsnoize.com. 28 October 2020.riding on the tide of love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. The songs "Long Distance from Just Across the Road" (from Loaded), "Town to Be Blamed" (Live) (from When Will You Make My Telephone Ring (1st Release), and "Ronnie Spector" (from Dignity (2nd Release)) were not included, though "Ronnie Spector" was included on the follow-up compilation Ooh Las Vegas. All B-Sides (including those released afterwards) were eventually included on Raintown's 3CD+DVD deluxe edition in 2012. To promote the release of the album, the band announced the Riding on the Tide of Love tour which is scheduled to begin in June 2021 in Brighton and concludes on 19 December 2021 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. [17] Members [ edit ] Current members [ edit ]

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Ross, who had released a solo album before the formation of Deacon Blue, released two solo albums during the time between Deacon Blue's breakup in 1994 and reformation in 1999. Due to Deacon Blue's part-time status after reformation, Ross released additional solo albums in 2002 and 2005 and has written for and with other recording artists. In 2009, Ross and McIntosh recorded an album together under the name 'McIntosh Ross'. To promote the upcoming release of their new album, the group released a single, "The Hipsters". The single was released in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2012. The album The Hipsters was released on 24 September 2012 and was produced by Paul Savage. A 25th anniversary tour, starting in October 2012, followed. The band performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Grand Hall in Glasgow to promote the release of the album. [9] It’s been 35 years since Glasgow band Deacon Blue released their debut album Raintown, which remained in the UK charts for a year and a half.Deacon Blue appeared at The Homecoming Live Final Fling Show, at Glasgow's SECC on 28 November 2009, and headlined Glasgow's Hogmanay on 31 December 2009. The band performed several gigs, including Glastonbury, and the Liverpool Echo Arena on 29 July 2011. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Sophisti-pop was a British rather than an English species of pop, with some of its finest exemplars coming from Scotland. Apart from the Blue Nile, who are one of the legendary groups of the the subgenre, the Scots also produced Deacon Blue, a Glasweigan group named after a tune by Steely Dan (a noteworthy sophisti-pop influence). Their debut album sold almost 1 million copies in the UK, peaking at #14. While it moody atmospherics are typical sophisti-pop fare, they have more of a youthful vibe than many other artists on this list, offering coming-of-age tales for Scots in the 1980s.