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Deacon Blue Singles

Dignity


Released : March 1987
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : DEAC 1
Weeks In Chart : n/a

7" DEAC 1 : 1.Dignity 2.Riches (Early copies came with a free cassette XPC 4011)

CASS XPC 4011 : 1.Dignity 2.Riches + Edits of When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring), Loaded, Raintown, Loves Great Fears and The Very Thing

12" DEAC T1 : 1.Dignity 2.Riches 3.Ribbons and bows

Notes : The cassette XPC 4011 was never for sale on it's own, it was shrink wrapped to a limited number of copies of the 7" DEAC 1 and contained previews of 5 other tracks from the Raintown album.

The 12" version contains the original non radio friendly lyrics in the first verse.

Loaded


Released : June 1987
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : DEAC 2
Weeks In Chart : n/a

7" DEAC 2 : 1.Loaded 2.Long Distance From Just Across The Road

12" DEAC T2 : 1.Loaded (Long version) 2.Long Distance From Just Across The Road 3.Which Side Are You On 4.Kings Of The Western World.

CASS DEAC C2 : (1.2.3.4. same as DEAC T2)

When Will You ( Make My Telephone Ring)


Released : August 1987
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : DEAC 3
Weeks In Chart : n/a

7" DEAC 3 : 1.When Will You... 2.Church

12" DEAC T3 : 1.When Will You... 2.Church 3.Town To Be Blamed (Live) 4.Angeliou (Live)

Dignity


Released : January 1988
Chart Position : 31
Catalog : DEAC 4
Weeks In Chart : 8

7" DEAC 4 : 1.Dignity 2.Suffering

7" DEAC EP4 : 1.Dignity 2.Suffering 3.Raintown (piano version) 4.Ronnie Spector

10" DEAC Q4 : 1.Dignity 2.Suffering 3.Shifting Sand (Limited to 3000 numbered copies)

12" DEAC T4 : 1.Dignity (Ext mix) 2.Suffering 3.Just Like Boys 4.Ronnie Spector

CD CD DEAC 4 : 1.Dignity 2.Suffering 3.Just Like Boys 4.Shifting Sand

When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)


Released : March 1988
Chart Position : 34
Catalog : DEAC 5
Weeks In Chart : 7

7" DEAC 5 : 1.When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) 2.That Brilliant Feeling #1

7" DEAC B5 : 1.When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) 2.That Brilliant Feeling #1 (Boxed set with 6 postcards and lyrics)

12" DEAC T5 : 1.When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) 2.Punch And Judy Man 3.That Brilliant Feeling #3 4.Disneyworld

CD CD DEAC 5 :1.When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) 2.That Brilliant Feeling #2 3.Punch And Judy Man 4.Disneyworld

CD CP DEAC 5 : (1.2.3.4. As CD DEAC 5) Limited edition picture disc (No front inlay)

Chocolate Girl


Released : July 1988
Chart Position : 43
Catalog : DEAC 6
Weeks In Chart : 7

7" DEAC 6 : 1.Chocolate Girl 2.S.H.A.R.O.N.

7" DEAC EP 6 : 1.Chocolate Girl 2.S.H.A.R.O.N. 3.The Very Thing 4.Loves Great Fears

12" DEAC T6 : 1.Chocolate Girl (Ext mix) 2.Dignity (live) 3.Loves Great Fears (live) 4.S.H.A.R.O.N.

CD DEAC 6 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC EP 6)

Notes : The Very Thing and Loves Great Fears were remixed by Michael Brauer and differ to the album version, these are known as the US Remixes.

Real Gone Kid


Released : October 1988
Chart Position : 8
Catalog : DEAC 7
Weeks In Chart : 13

7" DEAC 7 : 1.Real Gone Kid 2.Little Lincoln

7" DEAC EP 7 : 1. Real Gone Kid 2.Little Lincoln 3.Born Again 4.It's Not funny Anymore (4 page picture book sleeve)

12" DEAC T7 : 1.Real Gone Kid (Ext mix) 2.Little Lincoln 3.Real Gone Kid

12" DEAC QT7 : (1.2.3. As DEAC T7) Fold out poster sleeve

CD CD DEAC 7 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC EP 7) 

3" CD 653035 3 : (1.2.3. As DEAC T7)

Wages Day


Released : February 1989
Chart Position : 18
Catalog : DEAC 8
Weeks In Chart : 6

7" DEAC 8 : 1.Wages Day 2.Take Me To The Place

7" DEAC EP 8 : 1.Wages Day 2.Take Me To The Place 3.Take The Saints Away 4.Trampolene

12" DEAC T8 : 1.Wages Day (Ext mix) 2.Take Me To The Place 3.Wages Day

CD CD DEAC 8 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC EP 8)

3" CD 654648 3 : (1.2.3.4.As DEAC EP 8)

Notes : The vinyl issues of Wages day had peculiar run out messages etched into the vinyl, but what did they mean?..... ANSWER

Fergus Sings The Blues


Released : May 1989
Chart Position : 14
Catalog : DEAC 9
Weeks In Chart : 6

7" DEAC 9 : 1.Fergus Sings The Blues 2.Long Window To Love

7" DEAC B9 : (1.2. As DEAC 9) Box set with 6 postcards and lyric sheet

10" DEAC QT9 : 1.Fergus Sings The Blues 2.Long Window To Love 3.London A to Z 4.Back Here In Beanoland

12" DEAC T9 : 1.Fergus Sings The Blues (Ext mix) 2.Long Window To Love 3.Fergus Sings The Blues

12" DEAC GT9 : (1.2.3. As DEAC T9) Gatefold sleeve

CASS DEAC C9 : 1.Fergus Sings The Blues 2.Fergus Sings The Blues (ext mix) 3.Long Window To Love 4.London A to Z

CD CD DEAC 9 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC QT9)

3" CD 654912 3 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC QT9)

Love And Regret


Released : September 1989
Chart Position : 28
Catalog : DEAC 10
Weeks In Chart : 5

7" DEAC 10 : 1.Love And Regret 2.Down In The Flood

10" DEAC QT 10 : 1.Love And Regret 2.Spanish Moon / Down In The Flood 3.Dark End Of The Street 4.When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) (All live)

12" DEAC T 10 : 1.Love And Regret (Ext mix) 2.Down In The Flood (Minimal Mix) 3.Undeveloped Heart 4.Love And Regret

CASS DEAC CM 10 : 1.Love And Regret 2.Down In The Flood

CD CD DEAC 10 : 1.Love And Regret 2.Down In The Flood 3.Undeveloped Heart 4.Love And Regret (Ext Mix)

CD DEAC C 10 : 1.Love And Regret 2.Spanish Moon / Down In The Flood 3.Dark End Of The Street 4.When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) (All live)

3" CD 655212 3 : 1.Love And Regret 2.Down In The Flood (Ext mix) 3.Undeveloped Heart 4.Love And Regret (Ext mix)

Queen Of The New Year


Released : December 1989
Chart Position : 21
Catalog : DEAC 11
Weeks In Chart : 5

7" DEAC 11 : 1.Queen Of The New Year 2. My America

7" DEAC EP 11 : Queen Of The New Year 2.My America 3.Sad Loved Girl (Full version) 4.Las Vegas

12" DEAC T11 : Queen Of The New Year 2.My America 3.Queen Of The New Year (Ext mix) 4.Circus Lights (Acoustic version)

12" DEAC QT 11 : 1.Queen Of The New Year 2.Chocolate Girl 3.Undeveloped Heart 4.Town To Be Blamed (All live)

CASS DEAC M 11 : 1.Queen Of The New Year 2.My America

CASS DEAC QM 11 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC QT 11)

CD CD DEAC 11 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC EP 11)

3" CD 655525 3 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC T 11)

Four Bacharach And David Songs


Released : August 1990
Chart Position : 2
Catalog DEAC : 12
Weeks In Chart : 9

7" DEAC 12 : 1.I'll Never Fall In Love Again 2.The Look Of Love 3.Are You There (With Another Girl?) 4.Message To Michael

12" DEAC T12 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC 12)

CASS DEAC C12 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC 12)

CD CD DEAC 12 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC 12)

3" CD 656169 3 : (1.2.3.4. As DEAC 12)

Your Swaying Arms


Released : May 1991
Chart Position : 23
Catalog : 656893
Weeks In Chart : 4

7" 656893 7 : 1.Your Swaying Arms 2.Fourteen Years

10" 656893 8 : 1.12" Alternative Mix 2.Drumapella Mix 3.7" Mix 4.Dub Mix

12" 656893 6 : 1.Your Swaying Arms (Ext mix) 2.Faifley 3.Fourteen Years 4.Your Swaying Arms

CASS 656893 4 : 1 Your Swaying Arms 2.Fourteen Years

CD 656893 2 : 1.Your swaying arms 2.Fourteen Years 3.Faifley

Twist And Shout


Released : July 1991
Chart Position : 10
Catalog : 657302
Weeks In Chart : 9

7" 657302 7 : 1.Twist & shout 2.Good

12" 657302 6 : 1.Twist & shout (Ext mix) 2.Good 3.Twist & shout 4.I'm down (Live)

CASS 657302 4 : 1 Twist & Shout 2. Good

CD 657302 2 : 1.Twist & shout 2.Good 3.Golden bells

Closing Time


Released : September 1991
Chart Position : 42
Catalog : 657502
Weeks In Chart : 3

7" 657502 7 : 1.Closing Time 2.I Was Like That

12" 657502 6 : 1.Closing Time (Ext mix) 2.Friends Of Billy Bear 3.I Was Like That 4.Into The Good Night

CASS 657502 4 : 1.Closing Time 2.I Was Like That

CD 657502 2 : 1.Closing Time 2.I Was Like That 3.Into The Good Night

Cover From The Sky


Released : December 1991
Chart Position : 31
Catalog : 657673
Weeks In Chart : 4

7" 657673 7 : 1.Cover From The Sky 2.What Do You Want The Girl To Do (Live) 3.Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Live)

12" 657673 6 : 1.Cover From The Sky 2.Real Gone Kid (Live) 3.Loaded (Live) 4.One Hundred Things (Live)

CASS 657673 4 : (1.2.3. As 7")

CD 657673 2 : 1.Cover From The Sky 2.Wild Mountain Thyme (Live) 3.Silhouette(Live) 4.I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Live) ( Box set with 4 postcards)

Your Town


Released : November 1992
Chart Position : 14
Catalog : 658786
Weeks In Chart : 8

7" 658786 7 : 1.Your Town 2.Almost Beautiful

12" 658786 6 : 1.Your town (Perfecto Mix) 2.Your town (Album Version)

CASS 658786 4 : (1.2 As 7")

CD 658786 2 : 1.Your town 2.Almost Beautiful 3.I've Been Making Such A Fool

Will We Be Lovers


Released : February 1993
Chart Position : 21
Catalog : 658973
Weeks In Chart : 4

12" 658973 6 : 1.Norty 12" 2.DB Mix 3.Peoples Mix 4.Sallys Dub 5.Spag Tek

CASS 658973 4 : 1.Will We Be Lovers 2.Sleeper

CD 658973 2 : 1.Will We Be Lovers 2.Sleeper 3.Paint It Red

Only Tender Love


Released : April 1993
Chart Position : 34
Catalog : 659184
Weeks In Chart : 4

12" 659184 6 : 1.Only Tender Love 2.Pimp Talking 3.Cracks You Up (Free album poster)

CASS 659184 4 : 1.Only Tender Love 2.Pimp Talking

CD 659184 2 : 1.Only Tender Love 2.Pimp Talking 3.Cracks You Up 4.Your Town (Perfecto Mix)

CD 659184 5 : 1.Only Tender Love 2.Riches 3.Which Side Are You On 4.Shifting Sand (some copies came in limited edition 'Riches Collection' collectors boxes.)

Hang Your Head


Released : 28th June 1993
Chart Position : 21
Catalog : 659460
Weeks In Chart : 3

CASS 659460 4 : 1.Hang Your Head 2.Freedom Train (Live) 3.Here On The Wind 4.Indigo Sky

CD 659460 2 : (1.2.3.4. As CASS)

CD 659460 5 : 1.Hang Your Head 2.Ribbons And bows 3.Just Like Boys 4.Church

Notes : Sony/Columbia miscredited the song "Freedom Train" one of the B Sides of the "Hang Your Head" single. It was written by L.Rogers/ S.Bogard/ C.Wells, but they credited it to Ricky Ross, they later realised their error ,so early copies of the single are still out there with the wrong credits ...Which one have you got?

I Was Right And You Were Wrong


Released : March 1994
Chart Position : 32
Catalog : 660222
Weeks In Chart : 3

7" 660222 7 : 1.I Was Right And You Were Wrong 2.Mexico Rain

CASS 660222 4 : (1.2. As 7")

CD 660222 2 : 1.I Was Right And You Were Wrong 2.Mexico Rain 3.Goin' Back (Live) 4.Wages Day (Piano version)

CD 660222 5 : 1.I Was Right And You Were Wrong 2.Kings Of The Western World 3.Suffering 4.Raintown (Piano Version)

Dignity


Released : May 1994
Chart Position : 20
Catalog : 660448
Weeks In Chart : 3

CASS 660448 4 : 1.Dignity 2.Beautiful Stranger

CD 660448 2 : 1.Dignity 2.Beautiful Stranger 3.Waves Of Sorrow (Piano version) 4.Bethlehems Gate (Piano version)

CD 660448 5 : 1.Dignity 2.Fergus Sings The Blues (Live) 3.Loaded (Live) 4.Chocolate Girl (Live) ( plus 6 page biography 1985 - 1994)

Every Time You Sleep


Released : 16th April 2001
Chart Position : 64
Catalog : btfly0011
Weeks In Chart : 1

CD btfly0011 : 1.Every Time You Sleep (radio edit) 2.Hey Craig 3.When You Were A Boy (You Were A Beautiful Boy)

CD btflyx0011 : 1.Every Time You Sleep (radio edit) 2.Twist And Shout (live) 3.Cover From The Sky (live)

A Is For Astronaut


Released : 11th June 2001
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : btflys0018
Weeks In Chart : n/a

CD btfly0018 : 1. A Is For Astronaut 2. Peace And Jobs And Freedom (live) 3. Town To Be Blamed (live)

Bigger Than Dynamite


Released : 9th October 2006
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : 88697000822
Weeks In Chart : n/a

88697000822 : 1 Bigger Than Dynamite 2 Deportee's song (live) 3.Wild Horses (live)

The Hipsters


Released : 23rd September 2012
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : 5032698665037 (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

5032698665037 : 1 The Hipsters 


The Outsiders


Released : 19th November 2012
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog : 5032698665556 (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

5032698665556 : 1 The Outsiders 


That's What We Can Do


Released : 7th January 2013
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  5032698666577 (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

5032698666577 : 1 That's What We Can Do


Turn


Released : 25th March 2013
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  5032698666928 (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

5032698666577 : 1 Turn (Remix)

Notes: The track was remixed by Ash Howes for the single release.


You'll Know It's Christmas


Released : 15th December 2013
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 You'll Know It's Christmas
2 Starstruck
3 Twelve Nights



A New House


Released : 28th July 2014
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 A New House

I Wish I Was A Girl Like You


Released : 5th September 2014
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 I Wish I Was A Girl Like You


Bethlehem Begins


Released : 15th December 2014
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 Bethlehem Begins

Win


Released : 1st March 2015
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 Win

Notes : Remixed for single release by by Michael H Brauer.

The Believers


Released : 18th July 2016
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 The Believers


This Is A Love Song



Released : 5th September 2016
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 This Is A Love Song (MHB Radio Mix)

Notes : Remixed for single release by by Michael H Brauer.

Gone


Released : 5th December 2016
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 Gone (Ash Howes Single Mix)



I Will And I Won't 


Released : 16th February 2017
Chart Position : n/a
Catalog :  (Digital download single only)
Weeks In Chart : n/a

1 I Will And I Won't
2 I Will And I Won't  "Live At Glasgow Barrowlands"