Fellow Hoodlums

Fellow Hoodlums is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1991. It includes four singles; "Your Swaying Arms", the Top 10 hit "Twist and Shout", "Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky".

Fellow Hoodlums
Studio album by Deacon Blue
Released	3 June 1991 (US) 10 June 1991 (UK)
Recorded	July 1989 - May 1990
Genre	Pop, soul, blues
Length	48:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jon Kelly
Deacon Blue chronology
Ooh Las Vegas (1990) Fellow Hoodlums (1991) Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993)
Alternate Cover
Cover of US release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

It reached no. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in 1991, spending over six months in the listing.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

1. "James Joyce Soles" – 3:50
2. "Fellow Hoodlums" – 3:20
3. "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:10
4. "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34
5. "The Day that Jackie Jumped the Jail" – 3:42
6. "The Wildness" (Ross, Prime) – 5:42
7. "A Brighter Star than You Will Shine" (Ross, Prime) – 4:32
8. "Twist and Shout" – 3:34
9. "Closing Time" – 6:10
10. "Goodnight Jamsie" (Ross, Prime) – 1:47
11. "I Will See You Tomorrow" (Ross, Prime) – 3:20
12. "One Day I'll Go Walking" (Ross, McIntosh) – 5:00

2012 Reissue

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.[3]

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
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"

Disc 2

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)

Disc 3: DVD

No.	Title	Length
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)

Personnel

• Ricky Ross – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard
• Lorraine McIntosh – vocal
• James Prime – keyboard
• Ewen Vernal – bass
• Graeme Kelling – guitar
• Dougie Vipond – drums

References

1. Fellow Hoodlums at AllMusic
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 145. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. "Fellow Hoodlums: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2014.