Love and Regret

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"Love and Regret"
DBLoveRegret7.jpg
7-inch single artwork
Single by Deacon Blue
from the album When the World Knows Your Name
B-side
Released4 September 1989 (1989-09-04) [1]
Genre Pop rock, sophisti-pop [2]
Length
  • 4:48
  • 9:55 (extended mix)
Label CBS
Songwriter(s) Ricky Ross
Producer(s) Warne Livesey
Deacon Blue singles chronology
"Fergus Sings the Blues"
(1989)
"Love and Regret"
(1989)
"Queen of the New Year"
(1989)
Alternative cover
DBLoveRegretCD2.jpg
EP artwork

"Love and Regret" is the fourth single from the album When the World Knows Your Name by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. The song was released on 4 September 1989. The main B-side of the single is "Down in the Flood", while some versions of the single contain the additional B-side "Undeveloped Heart", which Ricky Ross later re-recorded as a solo artist. A limited-edition four-track live Extended play (EP) single was released on 10-inch vinyl and CD formats at the same time as the standard singles.

Contents

Track listings

All songs were written by Ricky Ross except where noted.

7-inch and cassette single(DEAC 10; DEAC C10)

  1. "Love and Regret" – 4:48
  2. "Down in the Flood" (Ross, Deacon Blue) – 4:05

12-inch single(DEAC T10)

  1. "Love and Regret" (extended mix) – 9:55
  2. "Down in the Flood" (Minimal mix) (Ross, Deacon Blue) – 4:28
  3. "Undeveloped Heart" (Ross, James Prime) – 3:37

CD single(CDDEAC 10)

  1. "Love and Regret" – 4:48
  2. "Down in the Flood" (extended mix) (Ross, Deacon Blue) – 4:13
  3. "Undeveloped Heart" (Ross, Prime) – 3:37
  4. "Love and Regret" (extended mix) – 7:18

10-inch and CD EP(DEAC QT 10; DEAC C 10)

  1. "Love and Regret" / "It's All in the Game" (live) (Ross, Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes) – 6:58
  2. "Spanish Moon" (Lowell George) / "Down in the Flood" (live) – 5:05
  3. "Dark End of the Street" (live) – 2:08
  4. "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" (live) – 5:28

The live EP tracks were recorded at the following places and dates:

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 76
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 28

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