Deacon Blue

Their name was inspired by a Steely Dan song, their music influenced by the artfulness of Bruce Springsteen channelled through a distinctly Scottish upbringing. The end product is Deacon Blue.

Success did not come overnight. A commitment to live performance – never being afraid to have fun onstage – has been the key to the band's success. The band have enjoyed five top five albums and 18 top 40 singles. 25 years on, Deacon Blue's enduring success can be measured by six million album sales and an almost peerless live reputation.

The band's debut album Raintown was met with great critical success but little commercial. But when the album was re-released a tour and a year later, it spent 77 weeks on the UK chart. The first single from 1989's When The World Knows Your Name, Real Gone Kid, was nominated at the Brit Awards for Best Single. When the album was released it entered the chart at number one, displacing a certain American singer by the name of Madonna and her album Like A Prayer.

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