Deacon Blue

Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue live in 2011
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Pop, rock, blues, alternative rock, pop rock, sophisti-pop
Years active	1985–1994 1999–present
Labels	Columbia, Sony, Chrysalis, Demon
Associated acts	McIntoshRoss Ricky Ross
Website	www.deaconblue.com
Members	Ricky Ross James Prime Lorraine McIntosh Dougie Vipond Gregor Philp Lewis Gordon
Past members	Graeme Kelling Ewen Vernal

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 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 UK top ten single.

Deacon Blue released their fourth album, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing in 1993. Following Vipond's decision to quit the group in favour of a career in television, they split up in 1994. 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. Though Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in 2004, the band has continued and 2006 saw Deacon Blue returning to the studio to record three new tracks for a Singles album - including the track "Bigger than Dynamite". Deacon Blue's next album was The Hipsters, in 2012. The band released another album, A New House, in September 2014. The most recent album, Believers was released in September 2016. A concert recording of their return to the Barrowlands, Glasgow, is being released on 31 March 2017.