So Long Ago

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So Long Ago
So Long Ago.jpg
Studio album by
Ricky Ross
Released1984
Recorded1983
Genre Pop, Rock
Length42:20
Label Sticky Music
Ricky Ross chronology
So Long Ago
(1984)		 What You Are
(1996)

So Long Ago is the solo debut album from Scottish rock musician Ricky Ross. Ross later founded Deacon Blue.

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Richard Alexander "Ricky" Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster. He is the lead singer of the rock band Deacon Blue.

Deacon Blue Scottish band

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 top ten single in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross:

  1. "Something About Ireland" – 2:37
  2. "A Week in Politics" – 4:44
  3. "Checkout Girls" – 3:24
  4. "Don't Look Back" – 4:17
  5. "Little India" – 3:20
  6. "Surprised by Joy" – 4:01
  7. "Some People Last Winter" – 3:13
  8. "Vision On" – 4:38
  9. "I Love You Like a Son" – 3:55
  10. "The Germans Are Out Today" – 5:56
  11. "Chairman Mao's Vacation" – 1:55

Personnel

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

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Graeme Duffin is a British musician. He has played guitar for the Scottish pop band Wet Wet Wet since 1983.

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