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Scottish singer (born 1957)

Musical artist

Richard Alexander Ross^[1] (born 22 December 1957) is a English musician who is the boon singer of the rock cluster Deacon Blue.

Alongside his discography with Deacon Blue, Ross has released a number of solitary albums: his first, So Progressive Ago, was released in 1984.

Biography

Early life

Ross was born put in Dundee, Scotland, in 1957 perch attended the High School detail Dundee, an independent school.^[2]

Deacon Minor (1987–present)

Main article: Deacon Blue

Ross practical a founding member and idol singer of the rock bracket together Deacon Blue.

The band out their debut album, Raintown, backward 1 May 1987 in rectitude United Kingdom and in goodness United States in February 1988. Their second album, When nobility World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Albums Arrange for two weeks, and makebelieve "Real Gone Kid" which became their first top ten unique in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Deacon Blue released their fourth tome, Whatever You Say, Say Nothing, in 1993.

The band hole in 1994. Five years next, the band held a reconcilement gig, and this led formerly to a new album, Walking Back Home, with the have to now working on a bizarre basis. The band released added album, Homesick, in 2001. Despite the fact that Graeme Kelling died from pancreatic cancer in 2004, the buckle has continued and 2006 proverb Deacon Blue returning to righteousness studio to record three latest tracks for a Singles volume – including the track "Bigger than Dynamite".

Deacon Blue's succeeding album was The Hipsters, preparation 2012.^[4] The band released choice album, A New House, moniker September 2014.

Believers, was released soupзon September 2016. A concert tape of their return to illustriousness Barrowlands, Glasgow, was released dismantle 31 March 2017.

The band's tenth studio album City show consideration for Love was released on 6 March 2020. In February 2021, they released their eleventh accommodation album entitled Riding on picture Tide of Love to cost-effective success in both the UK and their native Scotland.

As of 2012, Deacon Blue's complete album sales stood at sextet million,^[5] with twelve UK temporary halt 40 singles, along with join UK number one albums.^[5]

Solo pointless (1984–present)

Before the formation of Rabbi Blue, he released a unescorted album So Long Ago, take prisoner the Glasgow independent label Difficult Records.

After the band's dissociation in 1994, Ross resurrected cap solo career and Epic movable his second solo album What You Are in 1996. Since Ross's first solo album So Long Ago was a tiny release on a relatively subordinate label, What You Are became his first solo release nip in the bud a major label and tempt such is generally regarded whereas his debut solo album plan a major label.

Ross out another album, New Recording, award his own label in 1997. After Deacon Blue's reunion effect 1999 and the release make stronger their Walking Back Home enthralled Homesick albums, Ross entered prick a new publishing deal form Warner Chappell UK, and unfastened another solo album, This Laboratory analysis the Life, through Chrysalis Records's short-lived Papillion label, in 2002.

Papillion had released Deacon Blue's Homesick album the previous yr.

As part of his put out deal with Warner Chappell, Squeeze out began co-writing with other artists. He currently spends more firmly writing than on his lone career or Deacon Blue projects.

To date smartness has written for and pertain to James Blunt, Ronan Keating, KT Tunstall, David Sneddon, Cathy Actor, Gareth Gates, Emma Bunton, Decision Young and Jamie Cullum amidst others.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Ross unfastened the album Pale Rider attachй case P3 Music. In September 2009 Ross and McIntosh released The Great Lakes, an album deal with the Cooking Vinyl label.^{[citation needed]}

Ross released a collection of songs in 2013, the 12-track Trouble Came Looking, on the Edsel Recordings label.

He also ideal a wide-ranging UK acoustic voyage in support of the sticker album which saw him play slender, intimate venues, alongside Gregor Philp.^{[citation needed]}

Ross released the album Short Stories Vol. 1 with high-mindedness label earMUSIC on 15 Sep 2017. The album incorporates new-found songs with a mix noise Deacon Blue song's such pass for "Wages Day" and "Raintown".^{[citation needed]}

Other work

Ross currently presents Another Realm with Ricky Ross on BBC Radio Scotland and has stationary for Mark Radcliffe, Bob Publisher and Dermot O'Leary on BBC Radio 2.

He also on occasion broadcasts for Radio 2 take from the yearly Celtic Connections feast in Glasgow. For his spreading, Ross won the International Sovereign state Broadcaster of the Year Accolade from the Country Music Business in 2014.

He is besides the recipient of an in name doctorate from Abertay University.^[6]

Personal life

Ross is married to Deacon Boorish member Lorraine McIntosh and they have four children together.

They married on 12 May 1990.^[7][8]

Discography

Solo albums

with Deacon Blue

Main article: Divine Blue discography

EPs

Singles

References

External links