V Deep
Studio album by
the Boomtown Rats
ReleasedApril 1982[1]
Recorded1981–1982
StudioIbiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain
GenreRock, pop rock[1]
Length41:02[1]
Label
ProducerTony Visconti, the Boomtown Rats[2]
The Boomtown Rats chronology
Mondo Bongo
(1981) 		V Deep
(1982) 		In the Long Grass
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

V Deep is the Boomtown Rats's fifth album, and the first to be released as a five-piece band, following the departure of guitarist Gerry Cott.[1] It includes the minor hit single "House on Fire".[3]

Name

The name of the album is pronounced "five deep", not "vee deep" referring to the roman numeral 5. It refers to the fact that it is the band's fifth album and also that they became a five-piece following the departure of Gerry Cott.[4]

Track listing

UK release

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

  1. "Never in a Million Years"
  2. "The Bitter End"
  3. "Talking in Code"
  4. "He Watches It All"
  5. "A Storm Breaks"
  6. "Charmed Lives"
  7. "House on Fire"
  8. "Up All Night"
  9. "Skin on Skin"
  10. "The Little Death/... House Burned Down" (Geldof, Pete Briquette)[1]

US release

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

  1. "Never in a Million Years"
  2. "The Bitter End"
  3. "Talking in Code"
  4. "He Watches It All"
  5. "A Storm Breaks"
  6. "Charmed Lives"
  7. "House on Fire"
  8. "Whitehall 1212" (from the UK Mondo Bongo)
  9. "Skin on Skin"
  10. "The Little Death/... House Burned Down" (Geldof, Pete Briquette)

2005 reissue

All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

  1. "He Watches It All"
  2. "Never in a Million Years"
  3. "Talking in Code"
  4. "The Bitter End"
  5. "The Little Death" (Geldof, Pete Briquette)
  6. "A Storm Breaks"
  7. "Up All Night"
  8. "House on Fire"
  9. "Charmed Lives"
  10. "Skin on Skin"
  11. "Say Hi to Mick"
  12. "No Hiding Place" (B-side)
  13. "House on Fire" (12" Dub Version)
  14. "Up All Night" (Long Version)

Personnel

The Boomtown Rats

with:

Technical

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f William Ruhlmann. "V Deep - The Boomtown Rats | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "V Deep - The Boomtown Rats | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "History of The Boomtown Rats". Boomtownrats.co.uk. 13 July 1985. Retrieved 9 April 2014.


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