53-637: The Rest is a compilation album released by the Scottish band Deacon Blue in October 2012. It is part of the band's catalogue reissue program. The Rest , as the title implies, contains tracks that were not necessarily associated with the studio albums, such as the Four Bacharach & David Songs EP and the Walking Back Home compilation. It also includes the new tracks featured on
106-964: A Glasgow-based band called New Celeste and recorded two albums with them High Sands and the Liquid Lake (1977) in Holland (with sleeve notes by Billy Connolly) on the Universe label and On the Line (1979) in Berlin on the Hansa Records label. The band combined folk, rock and jazz players. With the line-up complete, rehearsals took place in Mrs. Clark's kitchen. They rehearsed for about two years, working on song producing and writing skills. They eventually made their live debut at Glasgow's Nightmoves venue. At this gig they met Elliot Davis, who would become
159-587: A full UK tour in November. They were also due to open Stirling 's New Year party in 2006, but this was cancelled at the last minute due to extreme weather. A further tour followed in November 2007 and the band then provided support for Simple Minds in 2008. They also appeared at Stirling's Hogmanay in 2008. 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
212-561: A new compilation entitled The Rest . Deacon Blue arranged dates in 2014 for a comeback tour. It was announced in April 2014 that their seventh studio album, A New House , would be released on 8 September that year. Deacon Blue also performed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony on 3 August 2014, performing their hit, " Dignity ". A new studio album, Believers , was released on 30 September 2016. Three promo singles,
265-701: 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. All of the band's studio albums were reissued as deluxe editions by Edsel Records in October 2012, as well as
318-565: A very special place in our hearts". The band released their ninth studio album entitled City of Love on 6 March 2020, to critical acclaim. The album received positive reviews and achieved commercial success. The album charted at number one in their native Scotland, number four in the United Kingdom and peaked at number fifty in Spain. During the COVID-19 pandemic , the band recorded and released their tenth studio album entitled Riding on
371-516: The Liverpool Echo Arena on 29 July 2011. 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
424-575: The UK Albums Chart at no. 14 and remaining in the charts for a year and a half. On 27 February 2006, Raintown was reissued as part of Columbia's Legacy Edition series. The reissue was expanded to two CDs, the first of which featured the original 11 track album. The second CD featured alternate cuts of all 11 album tracks, as well as the two original CD bonus tracks "Riches" and "Kings of the Western World". The new edition did not include
477-560: The Barrowlands, Glasgow, was released on 31 March 2017. 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. As of 2020, Deacon Blue's total album sales stood at seven million, with twelve UK top 40 singles, along with two number one albums in
530-558: The Number 1 hit single " Goodnight Girl " – the only self-penned chart-topping single they have had to date. The song proved something of a saviour, as the previous two single releases from the album had failed in the singles charts, although the album reached the top of the UK Albums Chart. In total, five singles were released from it. The following day saw the release of a special-edition album, Cloak & Dagger , released under
583-633: The Republic of Ireland, beginning in September 2023, to promote the release of All the Old 45s . In 2020, Deacon Blue's 1987 single " Dignity " was voted as Scotland's greatest song after a public vote voted through the radio programme Ewen Cameron in the Morning . Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish soft rock band formed in 1982. They scored a number of hits on the UK charts and around
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#1732797866765636-678: The Scottish Top 40 albums charts. 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. In September 2023, they released the compilation album All The Old 45s – The Very Best of Deacon Blue via Cooking Vinyl. It debuted at number two on
689-560: 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. In their native Scotland, the album performed better, debuting at number two and spending additional weeks within
742-404: The UK Albums Chart. Jon Kelly returned to the producer's chair in 1991 for the album Fellow Hoodlums . The album was met with more critical approval and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Fellow Hoodlums was followed up by 1993's Whatever You Say, Say Nothing , a much more experimental album. The album was not as commercially successful as the previous two albums, peaking at No. 4 on
795-479: The UK Albums Chart. Changing from producer Jon Kelly to the team of Steve Osborne and Paul Oakenfold , this album presented a change in musical style for Deacon Blue. While the band's songwriting remained based in rock and blues , many of the tracks moved into alternative rock territory in their presentation. The band embarked on another sold out UK tour in 1994, after recording new material for their greatest hits compilation album , Our Town . This saw
848-399: The UK. Taking their name from the 1977 Steely Dan song " Deacon Blues ", Deacon Blue were formed in 1985 following Ricky Ross 's move from Dundee to Glasgow. Along with Ross, the group originally consisted of Lorraine McIntosh , James Prime , Dougie Vipond , Ewen Vernal and Graeme Kelling . Ross, a former school teacher originally from Dundee , was the group's frontman, penning
901-683: The United Kingdom and in the United States in February 1988. Their second album, When the World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks, and included " Real Gone Kid " which became their first top ten single in the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in Spain. Deacon Blue followed up their success with their third album Fellow Hoodlums (1991) and the release of their fourth album, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993). Following
954-751: The album and released as singles. In 1994, Wet Wet Wet had their biggest hit, a cover version of the Troggs ' single " Love Is All Around ", which was used on the soundtrack to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral . It was a huge international success and spent 15 weeks atop the British charts. The week before it could have equalled the record for the longest-standing number-one single, held by Bryan Adams ' " (Everything I Do) I Do It for You ", Pellow insisted on its deletion because he wanted to focus on getting their next album, Picture This , finished. However, even after its deletion, there were still enough copies in
1007-520: The alias "Maggie Pie & The Impostors". "Maggie Pie" was Marti Pellow, and the "impostors" were (on album cover, clockwise from top left) Neil Mitchell, Graeme Duffin, Tommy Cunningham, and Graeme Clark. The band's first greatest-hits package, End of Part One , was released towards the end of 1993. The eighteen-song selection included " Shed a Tear " and " Cold Cold Heart ", which were recorded with Nile Rodgers in New York City especially for
1060-446: The band also announced that they will be playing two intimate dates at zavvi stores in Glasgow and London in November. " Weightless ", the second single from the album, was released on 4 February and charted at Number 10, giving them their first top-ten hit in eleven years. In March 2012, it was announced that the band would perform its first concert in over five years, at Glasgow Green on 20 July, to celebrate their 25th anniversary of
1113-496: The band announced the 2021 release of new album The Journey , their first studio album since 2007 and the first including vocals from former The Voice UK winner Kevin Simm, who also re-recorded the vocals on a number of their hits for the bonus CD (which comes with the 2CD/DVD version of album). In May 2022, drummer Tommy Cunningham announced that he quit the band due to his hearing problem, and keyboard player Neil Mitchell also left
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#17327978667651166-460: The band had run its course and that the band was no longer a healthy place to be. In 1999 Pellow also left the band, to focus on getting himself healthy again after succumbing to a debilitating alcohol and drug addiction. Pellow succeeded in kicking his habits, and returned to the public eye in 2001 with his debut solo album, Smile . In March 2004, the band cautiously reformed in order to work on an eighth album. A single entitled " All I Want "
1219-455: The band play in front of an estimated 250,000 fans at the free concert on Glasgow Green , "The Big Day", which was held to celebrate Glasgow being named that year's European City of Culture . The band also played Glastonbury and the Roskilde festivals that summer, as well as released Ooh Las Vegas , a double album of B-sides, extra tracks, film tracks, and sessions which reached No. 3 in
1272-573: The band released their third album, Holding Back the River , which was also a success and produced the hit single " Sweet Surrender ". The album was well-received, relying more on strings and other classical arrangements. At the end of 1989, the band appeared on the Band Aid II charity single. In 1992, the band released a fourth studio album, entitled High on the Happy Side , which spawned
1325-516: The band return to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and was one of the year's top sellers, while " I Was Right and You Were Wrong " and a re-release of " Dignity " saw the band re-enter the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. The album contained the previous singles from the band, minus " Closing Time " and " Hang Your Head ". The album also contained three new tracks. " I Was Right and You Were Wrong ",
1378-622: The band's 1994 and 2006 greatest hits compilations. The Rest is also the title of a song from the band's most recent studio album, The Hipsters . This article on a 2010s compilation album is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Deacon Blue Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh , keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond . The band released their debut album, Raintown , on 1 May 1987 in
1431-421: The band's manager. The band name Wet Wet Wet was chosen from a line in the 1982 Scritti Politti song "Gettin' Havin' & Holdin'" ("it's tired of joking... wet, wet with tears"), and McLachlan changed his name to stage name "Marti Pellow". Their first professional gig was a New Year's Eve show at Glasgow's Barrowlands . David Bates signed the band to PolyGram in 1985. One of the first demo songs they did
1484-456: The celebrations in all other Scottish cities was held off because of strong winds and heavy rain. They performed thirteen songs in an hour-long set. A single, " Too Many People ", was released on 5 November 2007, and its parent album, Timeless , on 12 November. These preceded a sold-out December tour, a taste of which was given at their Newmarket concert in August. In preparation for the tour,
1537-467: The charity ChildLine . Another Beatles song, "She's Leaving Home", was equally-billed on the flip side, performed by Billy Bragg . In the same year, an album - entitled The Memphis Sessions - was released from their spell in the United States prior to hitting the big time. It was produced and mixed by Willie Mitchell . It was recorded at his Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee . The following year
1590-477: The day before, at the Glasgow Film Theatre . 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
1643-451: The first single from this album, was an alternative rock track that continued and expanded the musical direction the band had taken with Whatever You Say, Say Nothing . "Bound to Love" and "Still in the Mood" were pop songs in the tradition of Deacon Blue's earlier albums. The vinyl LP version of the album contained a fourth new track, "Beautiful Stranger". "Dignity" was released, now for
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1696-401: The group's decade at the top. After the tour in support of 10 , things turned sour over a dispute about royalty-sharing. Revenue from the group's songwriting had been a four-way equal split. Cunningham turned up for a routine band meeting, only to discover that the other three members wanted to revise the policy, paying him a lesser amount. Cunningham instantly resigned from the group saying that
1749-455: The hit single " Julia Says " and " Don't Want to Forgive Me Now ". The album, although well received by critics, would ultimately live in the shadow of "Love Is All Around". In 1995, they became the shirt sponsors of their hometown football club, Clydebank F.C. During the rest of the 1990s the band maintained a strong UK following, although success in the singles charts became more sporadic. Their seventh studio album, 1997's Ten , celebrated
1802-594: The majority of Deacon Blue's songs. He married vocalist Lorraine McIntosh in 1990. In 1986, the band contributed a track ("Take the Saints Away") to a compilation cassette entitled "Honey at the Core", featuring then up-and-coming Glasgow bands, including Wet Wet Wet , The Bluebells , Kevin McDermott (singer-songwriter) , The Big Dish , and Hue and Cry . The band's debut album, Raintown , produced by Jon Kelly
1855-401: The name 'McIntosh Ross'. Deacon Blue last released a studio album in 2001, which was Homesick and in 2006, they released a compilation album, Singles . In 2012, it was announced Deacon Blue had new management, Paul Loasby and Tom O'Rourke , and had signed a recording contract and would release a new album that year. To promote the upcoming release of their new album, the group released
1908-478: The official Scottish Albums Charts on 8 September, behind only Back To The Water Below by Royal Blood . It would go onto spend eight weeks within the Top 100 of the Scottish Albums Charts. In the United Kingdom, it was a moderate success, debuting at number forty-two on the official UK Albums Charts, spending one week within the Top 100. The band embarked on a tour of the United Kingdom and
1961-702: The previous year. Graeme Duffin (lead guitar, vocals) has also been with the band as a touring musician since 1983. The band were named Best British Newcomer at the 1988 Brit Awards . The quartet formed at Clydebank High School in Clydebank , Scotland, in 1982, under the name "Vortex Motion", mostly playing covers of The Clash and Magazine . "It was either crime, the dole , football, or music — and we chose music," said Tommy Cunningham. The original line-up consisted of Neil Mitchell (keyboards), Tommy Cunningham (drums), Graeme Clark (bass), Mark McLachlan (a.k.a. Marti Pellow) (vocals) and Lindsey McCauley (guitar). "At
2014-423: The quartet, Clark approached Mark McLachlan, who at the time was training to be a painter and decorator . He said, "At break we all went behind the kitchen for a fly smoke, and there in the corner was this quiet kid who said very little, but when he sang, everyone listened." It was sometime in 1983 that Graeme Duffin joined Wet Wet Wet, after the departure of co-founder Lindsey McCauley. Duffin had previously been in
2067-541: The release of their debut album, Popped In, Souled Out . In May 2013, UK music promoter Stuart Galbraith of Kilimanjaro Live confirmed a ten date UK tour for Wet Wet Wet commencing in December 2013. On 8 October 2013, Wet Wet Wet announced via their Twitter page that they would be releasing a new Greatest Hits album, Step by Step: The Greatest Hits , on 25 November 2013. The album features three new tracks as well as songs from their back catalogue. On 28 July 2017, it
2120-463: The release of their fourth album, the band split in 1994, following which Vipond began a career in television. Five years later, the band held a reunion gig, and this led on to a new album, Walking Back Home , with the band now working on a part-time basis. The band released another album, Homesick , in 2001. Despite the death of Graeme Kelling from pancreatic cancer in 2004, the band continued to record music, and 2006 saw Deacon Blue returning to
2173-427: The shops to get the song to number 2 in its 16th week, finally knocked off the top spot by Whigfield 's debut single " Saturday Night ". In any event, it remained in the Top 40 for the remainder of the year. In the official UK best-selling singles list issued in 2002 (the 50th anniversary of the chart), it was placed 12th. "Love Is All Around" also featured on the 1995 album Picture This , their sixth, which also spawned
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2226-400: The studio to record three new tracks for a Singles album – including the single " Bigger than Dynamite ". Deacon Blue returned after a period of absence to release The Hipsters (2012), their first studio album since Homesick in 2001. The band released a further two albums, A New House , in September 2014 and Believers in September 2016. A concert recording of their return to
2279-536: The third time, as the second single from the album. With Vipond's decision to quit the group in favour of a career in television, Deacon Blue split up in 1994. Five years later, the band held a reunion gig in 1999, and this led on to a new album, Walking Back Home , with the band now working on a part-time basis. The Walking Back Home album combined eight songs that were brand new compositions, previously unreleased tracks, or released only with limited availability, with nine previously released Deacon Blue songs. This
2332-521: The time it was Duran Duran, Talk Talk – double-barrelled names; we just added on another to confuse people. And we would look outside and see the rain coming down. It did seem quite relevant to Glasgow." —Graeme Clark on how the band chose their name, March 1987 Clark and Cunningham met on the school bus and became close friends. Mutual friend Neil Mitchell, prompted by his pals' positive attitude, promised to supply keyboards when he could scrape together enough money from his paper round . To complete
2385-471: The title track, "This Is A Love Song" and "Gone" have been released. A tour was undertaken to promote the album, culminating in a return to the Glasgow Barrowlands on 4 December 2016, which was recorded for a live album as well as video. This was released on 31 March 2017 on vinyl, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray as well as digital download of both audio and video versions. A special screening event was held,
2438-541: The varied bonus cuts (remixes and b-sides) that were found on the singles from the album. The second album, 1989's When the World Knows Your Name , was the band's most commercially successful, reaching No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and generating five UK top 30 hits, including " Real Gone Kid ", " Wages Day ", and " Fergus Sings the Blues " (all five singles from the album were top 10 hits in Ireland). The following year saw
2491-481: The world in the 1980s and 1990s. They are best known for their 1994 cover of the Troggs ' 1960s hit " Love Is All Around ", which was used on the soundtrack to the film Four Weddings and a Funeral . The song was an international success, and spent 15 weeks at the top the UK Singles Chart . The band is currently composed of founding member Graeme Clark (bass, vocals) and lead vocalist Kevin Simm , who replaced founding member Marti Pellow in 2018 after he left during
2544-550: Was " Wishing I Was Lucky ". When the band took the demo to Bates in late 1986, he discarded it as a poor effort. The band decided at this point that they could no longer work with him. Six months later, the band and their new A&R Manager, Nick Angel, released the single, and it reached number six in the UK singles chart . "I was in a queue in a fish and chip shop in Glasgow when it came on Radio Clyde ," Cunningham remembers. "I felt like shouting to everybody, 'That's me and my mates!' It
2597-465: Was an incredible feeling I've not forgotten." The parent album, Popped In Souled Out , also became a hit and produced three more hit singles, namely " Sweet Little Mystery ", " Temptation ", and " Angel Eyes ". They supported Lionel Richie on his UK tour. In 1988, Wet Wet Wet scored their first Number 1 hit with a cover version of the Beatles ' " With a Little Help from My Friends ", recorded for
2650-545: Was announced that Pellow had quit Wet Wet Wet to focus on his solo career. On 25 September 2018, the band announced that Kevin Simm (formerly of Liberty X ) was their new singer. Simm started singing with the band at two shows: St Lukes in Calton, Glasgow , and 229 The Venue in London in November 2018. Following on from their sold-out shows, they announced a nationwide 18-date tour, starting in April 2019. In November 2020,
2703-482: Was followed by another album, Homesick , in 2001. Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in 2004, but the band continued and recorded three new tracks for a Singles album – including the track " Bigger than Dynamite " in 2006. The band performed at Manchester United 's Old Trafford stadium, as the pre-match entertainment for the Rugby league Super League Grand Final on 14 October 2006, and continued on to
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#17327978667652756-527: Was released in 1987. It spawned the singles " Dignity ", " Chocolate Girl " and " Loaded ". The city that the album's title refers to is Glasgow and the cover art of the album is a photograph (by the Scottish-Italian photographer Oscar Marzaroli ) of the River Clyde 's docks taken from Kelvingrove Park . It proved a commercial success and has to date sold around a million copies, peaking in
2809-584: Was released in November 2004 from the band's second Greatest Hits , released a week later. They undertook a successful tour of the UK the following month. In July 2005, Wet Wet Wet played at the Summer Weekender festival in England, and were one of the headline acts at Live 8 Edinburgh in Scotland. On 31 December 2006, Wet Wet Wet were the headline act for Aberdeen 's Hogmanay celebrations when
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