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Homesick
Homesick
Studio album by Deacon Blue
Released	30 April 2001
Recorded	July 1999 – May 2000
Genre	Pop; rock;
Length	45:42
Label	Chrysalis (Papillon)
Producer	Kenny MacDonald; Ricky Ross;
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Homesick is a studio album by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. Released in May 2001, it was the band's fifth studio album (or the sixth, counting the part-studio, part-compilation Walking Back Home released two years earlier). It includes the single "Everytime You Sleep", which reached No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] Homesick was Deacon Blue's final album to feature guitarist Graeme Kelling, who died in 2004.

A promotional CD was made available to readers of The Daily Telegraph via a voucher appearing in the newspaper two weeks before the album's release date. This contained three tracks from the album ("Silverlake", "This Train Will Take You Anywhere", and "Homesick", the last in an exclusive acoustic mix), and three other tracks ("Away", "Wages Day", and "Dignity").

Track listing

All tracks written by Ricky Ross, except where noted.

"Rae" (Ross, Prime, MacDonald) – 4:46
"Out There" – 3:46
"This Train Will Take You Anywhere" (Ross, Slaven) – 4:48
"Everytime You Sleep" – 4:06
"Now That You're Here" (Ross, Prime) – 4:00
"Silverlake" (Ross, Prime) – 4:36
"A is for Astronaut" – 3:03
"Beautifully Still" – 4:12
"Homesick" – 4:14
"Even Higher Ground" (Ross, Gary Clark) – 3:52
"I Am Born" – 4:22

2012 reissue

On 29 October 2012, Edsel Records released an expanded edition of the album, containing extra B-sides from the two singles and new lyrics, notes and photos from Ricky Ross. In the notes from Ross, he referred to it as "a record we should perhaps never have made".^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rae"	4:46
2.	"Out There"	3:46
3.	"This Train Will Take You Anywhere"	4:48
4.	"Everytime You Sleep"	4:06
5.	"Now That You're Here"	4:00
6.	"Silverlake"	4:36
7.	"A Is for Astronaut"	3:03
8.	"Beautifully Still"	4:12
9.	"Homesick"	4:14
10.	"Even Higher Ground"	3:52
11.	"I Am Born"	4:22
12.	"Everytime You Sleep" (Radio Edit)	3:55
13.	"Hey Craig"	3:52
14.	"When You Were a Boy, You Were a Beautiful Boy"	4:16
15.	"Twist and Shout" (Live)
16.	"Cover from the Sky" (Live)
17.	"Peace and Jobs and Freedom" (Live)
18.	"Town to Be Blamed" (Live)

Personnel

Deacon Blue

Ricky Ross – vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel
Lorraine McIntosh – vocals
James Prime – keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass
Ewen Vernal – bass, glockenspiel
Graeme Kelling – guitar
Dougie Vipond – drums

Additional personnel

Mick Slaven – guitar on "Rae", "This Train Will Take You Anywhere", "A is for Astronaut", "Beautifully Still", "Homesick" and "I Am Born"
Scott Frasier – guitar on "Out There"
Davy Scott – guitar on "Everytime You Sleep"
The Kick Horns – brass on "Now That You're Here"
The Scottish BT Ensemble – strings on "Now That You're Here", "Homesick", "Even Higher Ground", and "I Am Born"
Guliano Gizzi – guitar on "Silverlake"
Jim MacDermott – drums on "A is for Astronaut", "Homesick" and "Even Higher Ground"
Kenny MacDonald – drums on "Homesick"

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[1]	59
Scottish Albums Chart^[3]	23

References

^ ^a ^b "DEACON BLUE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[auto-1] "DEACON BLUE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

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-'''''Homesick''''' is a studio album from Scottish [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Deacon Blue]]. Released in May 2001, it was the band's fifth studio album (or the sixth, counting the part-studio, part-compilation ''[[Walking Back Home]]'' released two years earlier). It was their final album to feature guitarist [[Graeme Kelling]], who died in 2004.
+'''''Homesick''''' is a studio album by Scottish [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Deacon Blue]]. Released in May 2001, it was the band's fifth studio album (or the sixth, counting the part-studio, part-compilation ''[[Walking Back Home]]'' released two years earlier). It includes the single "[[Everytime You Sleep]]", which reached No. 64 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24472/deacon-blue/|title=DEACON BLUE &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> ''Homesick'' was Deacon Blue's final album to feature guitarist [[Graeme Kelling]], who died in 2004.
-A promotional CD was made available to readers of [[The Daily Telegraph]] via a voucher appearing in the newspaper two weeks before the album release date. This contained three tracks from the album ("Silverlake", "This Train Will Take You Anywhere", and "Homesick", the last in an exclusive acoustic mix), and three other tracks ("Away", "Wages Day", and "Dignity").
+A promotional CD was made available to readers of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' via a voucher appearing in the newspaper two weeks before the album's release date. This contained three tracks from the album ("Silverlake", "This Train Will Take You Anywhere", and "Homesick", the last in an exclusive acoustic mix), and three other tracks ("Away", "[[Wages Day]]", and "[[Dignity (Deacon Blue song)|Dignity]]").
 ==Track listing==
 All tracks written by [[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ricky Ross]], except where noted.
-# "Rae" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], [[James Prime|Prime]], MacDonald)– 4:46
+# "Rae" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], [[James Prime|Prime]], MacDonald) – 4:46
 # "Out There" – 3:46
 # "This Train Will Take You Anywhere" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], [[Mick Slaven|Slaven]]) – 4:48
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 # "Now That You're Here" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], [[James Prime|Prime]]) – 4:00
 # "Silverlake" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], [[James Prime|Prime]]) – 4:36
-# "[[A is for Astronaut]]" – 3:03
+# "A is for Astronaut" – 3:03
 # "Beautifully Still" – 4:12
 # "Homesick" – 4:14
-# "Even Higher Ground" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], Gary Clark)– 3:52
+# "Even Higher Ground" ([[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ross]], Gary Clark) – 3:52
-# "I Am Born" - 4:22
+# "I Am Born" – 4:22
 ==2012 reissue==
-On 29 October 2012, Edsel Records released an expanded edition of the album, containing extra B-sides from the two singles and new lyrics, notes and photos from Ricky Ross. In the notes from Ricky, he referred to it as "a record we should perhaps never have made"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glasgowskyline.com/home/DB%20Homesick%20sales%20sheet.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-02-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201195014/http://www.glasgowskyline.com/home/DB%20Homesick%20sales%20sheet.pdf |archivedate=1 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }} </ref>
+On 29 October 2012, Edsel Records released an expanded edition of the album, containing extra B-sides from the two singles and new lyrics, notes and photos from Ricky Ross. In the notes from Ross, he referred to it as "a record we should perhaps never have made".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glasgowskyline.com/home/DB%20Homesick%20sales%20sheet.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201195014/http://www.glasgowskyline.com/home/DB%20Homesick%20sales%20sheet.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+{{track listing
-{{tracklist
-| collapsed = yes
 | title1 = Rae
 | length1 = 4:46
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 | title14 = When You Were a Boy, You Were a Beautiful Boy
 | length14 = 4:16
-| title15 = Twist and Shout
+| title15 = [[Twist and Shout (Deacon Blue song)|Twist and Shout]]
 | note15 = Live
-| length15
+| length15  =
-| title16 = Cover from the Sky
+| title16 = [[Cover from the Sky]]
 | note16 = Live
-| length16
+| length16  =
 | title17 = Peace and Jobs and Freedom
 | note17 = Live
-| length17
+| length17 =
 | title18 = Town to Be Blamed
 | note18 = Live
-| length18
+| length18 =
 }}
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 *Jim MacDermott – drums on "A is for Astronaut", "Homesick" and "Even Higher Ground"
 *Kenny MacDonald – drums on "Homesick"
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Chart (2001)
+!Peak<br>position
+|-
+| [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="auto"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|59
+|-
+| [[Scotland|Scottish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20010506/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 &#124; Official Charts Company|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|23
+|}
 ==References==
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 {{Deacon Blue Singles}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:2001 albums]]

v t e Deacon Blue
Ricky Ross James Prime Lorraine McIntosh Dougie Vipond Gregor Philp Lewis Gordon Graeme Kelling Ewen Vernal
Studio albums	Raintown When the World Knows Your Name Fellow Hoodlums Whatever You Say, Say Nothing Walking Back Home Homesick The Hipsters A New House Believers City of Love Riding on the Tide of Love The Great Western Road
Compilation albums	Riches Ooh Las Vegas Our Town – The Greatest Hits Riches & More The Very Best of Deacon Blue Singles The Rest
EPs	Four Bacharach & David Songs
Singles	"Dignity" "Loaded" "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" "Chocolate Girl" "Real Gone Kid" "Wages Day" "Fergus Sings the Blues" "Love and Regret" "Queen of the New Year" "Your Swaying Arms" "Twist and Shout" "Closing Time" "Cover from the Sky" "Your Town" "Will We Be Lovers" "Only Tender Love" "Hang Your Head" "I Was Right and You Were Wrong" "Everytime You Sleep" "Bigger Than Dynamite" "The Hipsters"
Related articles	Discography