Believers (Deacon Blue album)
| Believers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 30 September 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 44:00 | |||
| Label | EarMusic, Sheer Sound | |||
| Producer | Paul Savage | |||
| Deacon Blue chronology | ||||
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Believers is the eighth studio album released by Scottish band Deacon Blue, released on 30 September 2016 via both EarMusic and Sheer Sound recording labels. The album was a commercial success in the United Kingdom, debuting at number thirteen and remained in the UK Albums Chart for a further week, making Believers Deacon Blue's seventh Top 40 UK album.[1] In their native Scotland, Believers debuted at number four on the Scottish Albums Chart.[2]
Background
[edit]The album serves as the band's follow up to their 2014 effort, A New House which performed well in international album charts and spawned a number of single releases. Whilst previous efforts had been successful for Deacon Blue and the band enjoying a surge again in popularity in Europe, Believers became Deacon Blue's highest charting album in twenty three years in the United Kingdom.[3]
Track listing
[edit]Standard edition
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Believers" | Ricky Ross | 3:36 |
| 2. | "This Is A Love Song" | Ricky Ross, Gregor Philp | 4:03 |
| 3. | "I Will And I Won't" | Ricky Ross | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Meteors" | Ricky Ross, Gregor Philp | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Gone" | Ricky Ross | 3:36 |
| 6. | "What I Left Out" | Ricky Ross | 3:18 |
| 7. | "A Boy" | Ricky Ross, Gregor Philp | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Birds" | Ricky Ross | 5:56 |
| 9. | "You Can't Know Everything" | Ricky Ross | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Delivery Man" | Ricky Ross, James Prime | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Come Awake" | Ricky Ross | 3:52 |
| 12. | "B Boy" | Ricky Ross | 1:44 |
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[4] | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 13 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "DEACON BLUE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Deacon Blue". Deaconblue.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.