Ooh Las Vegas is a compilation album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It contains B-sides, unreleased tracks, and songs written for William McIlvanney's television play Dreaming.

Ooh Las Vegas
Compilation album by
Released10 September 1990[1]
Recorded1988–1990
GenrePop, rock, blues
Length1:25:01
LabelColumbia
ProducerDeacon Blue, Various
Deacon Blue chronology
When the World Knows Your Name
(1989)
Ooh Las Vegas
(1990)
Fellow Hoodlums
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]

The Japanese release also included the four tracks from the Four Bacharach & David Songs EP.

Track listing

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All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

  1. "Disneyworld [Remix]" – 2:49
  2. "Ronnie Spector" (Ross, Kelling, Prime) – 3:29
  3. "My America" (Ross, Prime) – 3:10
  4. "S.H.A.R.O.N." – 4:13
  5. "Undeveloped Heart" (Ross, Prime) – 4:59
  6. "Souvenirs" – 2:41
  7. "Born Again" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:23
  8. "Down in the Flood" (Ross, Prime, Deacon Blue) – 4:33
  9. "Back Here in Beanoland" – 3:01
  10. "Love You Say" (Ross, McIlvanney) – 5:34
  11. "Let Your Hearts Be Troubled" (Ross, McIlvanney) – 6:31
  12. "Gentle Teardrops" – 3:13
  13. "Little Lincoln" – 3:06
  14. "That Country (Beneath Your Skin)" – 3:50
  15. "Is It Cold Beneath the Hill?" (McIntosh, Prime, McIlvanney) – 3:57
  16. "Circus Lights (Acoustic Version)" – 2:56
  17. "Trampolene" (Cope) – 3:36
  18. "Las Vegas" – 3:55
  19. "Killing the Blues" (McIlvanney, Ross) – 3:49
  20. "Long Window to Love" – 3:12
  21. "Christine" – 2:26
  22. "Take Me to the Place" (Ross, traditional arr.) – 2:26
  23. "Don't Let the Teardrops Start" – 3:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Robin (8 September 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View – Releases". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Ooh Las Vegas – Deacon Blue – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ Duerden, Nick (22 September 1990). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 17. ISSN 0144-5804.