Raintown (1987)

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Jun 2, 2025

Title: Raintown
Artist: Deacon Blue
Genre: Pop
Released: 1987

Tracks:
1 - Born in a Storm - 1:33
2 - Raintown - 3:50
3 - Ragman - 3:08
4 - He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now - 3:51
5 - Loaded - 4:31
6 - When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) - 5:01
7 - Chocolate Girl - 3:20
8 - Dignity - 4:00
9 - The Very Thing - 3:34
10 - Love's Great Fears - 3:42
11 - Town to Be Blamed - 5:18
12 - Riches - 2:37
13 - Kings of the Western World - 2:40

Overview:

An inspiring debut of well-crafted adult pop, heavily under the influence of Prefab Sprout, it was originally released by CBS Records in the U.K. in May 1987. Raintown was released in the U.S. by Columbia Records in March 1988.

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