| Fellow Hoodlums | ||||
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| Released | 3 June 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July 1989 – May 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul, blues | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jon Kelly [1] | |||
| Deacon Blue chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fellow Hoodlums | ||||
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| Alternate Cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| MusicHound Rock:The Essential Album Guide | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Fellow Hoodlums is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue,released in 1991. [5] It includes four singles:"Your Swaying Arms",the Top 10 hit "Twist and Shout","Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky".
It reached no. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in 1991,spending over six months in the listing. [6]
The Washington Post wrote:"Unfortunately,no visceral emotions come through the music -- the singing is too bland,the playing is too safe and the sentiments are too predictable. The result is the kind of middle-brow artsiness favored by Sting and Joe Jackson;the listener can believe that something serious is going on without actually being challenged in any way." [7]
All songs written by Ricky Ross,except where noted:
On 22 October 2012,Edsel Records released a deluxe remastered edition of the album,featuring a bonus CD of material and a DVD containing videos.
| No. | Title | Length | 
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| 1. | "James Joyce Soles" | |
| 2. | "Fellow Hoodlums" | |
| 3. | "Your Swaying Arms" | |
| 4. | "Cover from the Sky" | |
| 5. | "The Day That Jackie Jumped the Jail" | |
| 6. | "The Wildness" | |
| 7. | "A Brighter Star Than You Will Shine" | |
| 8. | "Twist and Shout" | |
| 9. | "Closing Time" | |
| 10. | "Goodnight Jamsie" | |
| 11. | "I Will See You Tomorrow" | |
| 12. | "One Day I'll Go Walking" | |
| 13. | "Fourteen Years" | |
| 14. | "Faifley" | |
| 15. | "Good" | |
| 16. | "Golden Bells" | |
| 17. | "I Was Like That" | |
| 18. | "The Friends of Billy Bear" | |
| 19. | "Into the Good Night" | 
| No. | Title | Length | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What Do You Want the Girl to Do?" (Live at Wembley Arena, 11 September 1990) | |
| 2. | "Real Gone Kid" (Halfway to Paradise Session, 7 October 1988) | |
| 3. | "Loaded" (Halfway to Paradise Session, 7 October 1988) | |
| 4. | "One Hundred Things" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 10 December 1989) | |
| 5. | "Wild Mountain Thyme" (Live at Theaterhaus Stuttgart, 8 October 1991) | |
| 6. | "Silhouette" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 10 December 1989) | |
| 7. | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Live at Glasgow SECC, 10 December 1989) | |
| 8. | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Live at Manchester GMEX, 20 December 1989) | |
| 9. | "I'm Down" (Live at Glasgow Barrowlands, 22 December 1989) | |
| 10. | "Closing Time" (7" Version) | |
| 11. | "Twist and Shout" (Extended Version) | |
| 12. | "Closing Time" (Extended Version) | |
| 13. | "Your Swaying Arms" (12" Version) | |
| 14. | "Your Swaying Arms" (Drumapella Mix) | |
| 15. | "Your Swaying Arms" (Dub Mix) | 
| No. | Title | Length | 
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| 1. | "Your Swaying Arms" (Promo Video) | |
| 2. | "A Brighter Star Than You Will Shine" (Promo Video) | |
| 3. | "Twist and Shout" (Promo Video) | |
| 4. | "Closing Time" (Promo Video) | |
| 5. | "Cover from the Sky" (Promo Video) |