When the World Knows Your Name

When the World Knows Your Name
Studio album by
Deacon Blue
Released3 April 1989[1]
RecordedJanuary – May 1988
GenreSophisti-pop[2]
Length50:33
LabelColumbia
ProducerWarne Livesey, Deacon Blue, David Kahne
Deacon Blue chronology
Raintown
(1987) 		When the World Knows Your Name
(1989) 		Ooh Las Vegas
(1990)
Singles from When the World Knows Your Name
  1. "Real Gone Kid"
    Released: 3 October 1988
  2. "Wages Day"
    Released: 20 February 1989
  3. "Fergus Sings the Blues"
    Released: May 1989
  4. "Love and Regret"
    Released: 4 September 1989
  5. "Queen of the New Year"
    Released: December 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewB:2[4]

When the World Knows Your Name is the second album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue.[3] It was released in 1989 and attained the number 1 chart position in the UK Albums Chart.[5]

"Real Gone Kid" was the band's first Top 10 hit single in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 8 in October 1988.[5] "Wages Day", "Fergus Sings the Blues", "Love and Regret" and "Queen of the New Year" also reached the top 30 in the same listing,[5] and all five of the album's singles made the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart.[6]

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".[3]

Track listing

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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[3]

2012 reissue

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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.[7]

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Queen of the New Year" 
2."Wages Day" 
3."Real Gone Kid" 
4."Love and Regret" 
5."Circus Lights" 
6."This Changing Light" 
7."Sad Loved Girl" 
8."Fergus Sings the Blues" 
9."The World Is Lit By Lightning" 
10."Silhouette" 
11."One Hundred Things" 
12."Your Constant Heart" 
13."Orphans" 
14."Real Gone Kid" (Extended 12" Version) 
15."Little Lincoln" 
16."Born Again" 
17."It's Not Funny Anymore" 
18."Wages Day" (Extended 12" Version) 
19."Take Me to the Place" 
20."Take the Saints Away" 
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Trampolene" 
2."Fergus Sings the Blues" (Extended 12" Version) 
3."Long Window to Love" 
4."London A-Z" 
5."Back Here in Beanoland" 
6."Love and Regret" (Extended 12" Version) 
7."Down in the Flood" 
8."Undeveloped Heart" 
9."Love and Regret/It's All in the Game" (Live at Brighton Dome, 22 May 1989) 
10."Spanish Moon/Down in the Flood" (Live at The Marquee, 20 November 1986) 
11."Dark End of the Street" (Live at The Venue, Dee Why, Sydney, 18 July 1989) 
12."When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)?" (Live at The Venue, Dee Why, Sydney, 18 July 1989) 
13."Down in the Flood" (Minimal Mix) 
Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."Queen of the New Year" (Extended 12" Version) 
2."My America" 
3."Las Vegas" 
4."Sad Loved Girl" (Long Version) 
5."Circus Lights" (Acoustic Version) 
6."Queen of the New Year" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 9 December 1989) 
7."Chocolate Girl" (Live at The Point, Dublin, 3 December 1989) 
8."Undeveloped Heart" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 25 May 1989) 
9."Town to Be Blamed" (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 25 May 1989) 
10."Love You Say" 
11."Let Your Hearts Be Troubled" 
12."Is It Cold Beneath the Hill?" 
13."Killing the Blues" 
14."Gentle Teardrops" 
15."That Country" 
16."Christine" 
DVD: Videos
No.TitleLength
1."Real Gone Kid" (Version 1) 
2."Real Gone Kid" (Version 2) 
3."Wages Day" (Promo Video) 
4."Fergus Sings the Blues" (Promo Video) 
5."Love and Regret" (Promo Video) 
6."Queen of the New Year" (Promo Video) 

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1 April 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Top 15 Sophisti-Pop Albums". Classic Pop. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "When the World Knows Your Name - Deacon Blue - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ Clark, Pete (June 1989). "Review: Deacon Blue — When the World Knows Your Name" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 6. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 101. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 145. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.ie. Fireball Media. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Raintown". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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