Our Town – The Greatest Hits

Our Town – The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Deacon Blue
Released 4 April 1994
Genre Pop, Rock, Blues, Alternative rock
Length 77:22 (CD edition)
81:19 (vinyl edition)
Label Columbia
Deacon Blue chronology

Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
(1993)		 Our Town – The Greatest Hits
(1994)		 Riches & More
(1997)
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Our Town – The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation for the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. The album reached the top spot of the UK Albums Chart in May 1994 for two weeks and has been certified Platinum. It was also their second and final number one album to date. It's notable for being the 500th number one album since the charts inception in 1956.

The album contains 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", the first single from this album, was a pulsating 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 the third time, as the second single from the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

  1. "Dignity" – 4:00
  2. "Wages Day" – 3:11
  3. "Real Gone Kid" – 4:05
  4. "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:12
  5. "Fergus Sings the Blues" (Ross, Prime) – 3:51
  6. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:52
  7. "Chocolate Girl" – 3:16
  8. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Bacharach, David) – 2:46
  9. "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" – 4:19
  10. "Twist and Shout" – 3:34
  11. "Your Town" – 5:19
  12. "Queen of the New Year" (Ross, Prime) – 3:36
  13. "Only Tender Love" – 5:06
  14. "Cover from the Sky" – 3:37
  15. "Love and Regret" – 4:50
  16. "Will We Be Lovers" (Ross, Osborne) – 3:53
  17. "Loaded" (Prime, Ross, Kelling) – 4:30
  18. "Bound to Love" – 4:24
  19. "Still in the Mood" – 4:01

Vinyl Edition

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

Side A

  1. "Dignity" – 4:00
  2. "Wages Day" – 3:11
  3. "Real Gone Kid" – 4:05
  4. "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:12
  5. "Fergus Sings the Blues" (Ross, Prime) – 3:51

Side B

  1. "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" – 4:52
  2. "Chocolate Girl" – 3:16
  3. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Bacharach, David) – 2:46
  4. "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" – 4:19
  5. "Twist and Shout" – 3:34

Side C

  1. "Your Town" – 5:19
  2. "Queen of the New Year" (Ross, Prime) – 3:36
  3. "Only Tender Love" – 5:06
  4. "Cover from the Sky" – 3:37
  5. "Love and Regret" – 4:50

Side D

  1. "Beautiful Stranger (Ross, Prime) – 3:57
  2. "Will We Be Lovers" (Ross, Osborne) – 3:53
  3. "Loaded" (Prime, Ross, Kelling) – 4:30
  4. "Bound to Love" – 4:24
  5. "Still in the Mood" – 4:01

Personnel

Preceded by
Parklife by Blur		 UK number one album
14 May 1994 – 27 May 1994 		Succeeded by
I Say I Say I Say by Erasure