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| Ricky Ross | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Alexander Ross |
| Born | 22 December 1957 |
| Origin | Dundee, Scotland |
| Genres | Pop Pop Alternative Rock |
| Occupations | Musician Songwriter Producer Broadcaster |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar Piano Keyboards |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Associated acts | Deacon Blue McIntoshRoss |
| Website | Ricky Ross |
Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross[1] (22 December 1957, Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.
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[edit] Biography
In 1984, and before the formation of Deacon Blue, Ross had released a solo album, So Long Ago on the Glasgow independent label Sticky Records. After the band's breakup in 1994, Ross resurrected his solo career and Epic released his second solo album What You Are in 1996. As Ross's first solo album So Long Ago was a minor release What You Are became his first solo release on a major label and as such is generally regarded as his debut solo album.
Ross released another album, New Recording on his own label in 1997.
After Deacon Blue's reunion in 1999 and their release of the Walking Back Home and Homesick albums, Ross entered into a new publishing deal with Warner Chappell UK, and released another solo album, This Is the Life, through Chrysalis Records' short-lived Papillion label, in 2002. Papillion had released Deacon Blue's Homesick album in the previous year.
As part of his publishing deal with Warner Chappell, Ross began co-writing with other artists. He currently spends more time on writing than on his solo career or Deacon Blue projects. To date he has written for and with James Blunt, Ronan Keating, KT Tunstall, David Sneddon, Cathy Burton, Gareth Gates, Emma Bunton, Will Young and Jamie Cullum among others .
Ross is married to fellow Deacon Blue singer Lorraine McIntosh.[2] In 2005, Ross released the album Pale Rider through P3 Music.
In September 2009 Ross and McIntosh released The Great Lakes, an album on the Cooking Vinyl label, under the name McIntoshRoss.
Ross currently presents Another Country with Ricky Ross on BBC Radio Scotland and has covered for Bob Harris and Dermot O'Leary on BBC Radio 2.
[edit] Albums
- So Long Ago (1984)
- What You Are (1996)
- New Recording (1997)
- This Is the Life (2002)
- Pale Rider (2005)
[edit] EPs
- The Undeveloped Heart EP (1998)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | UK Chart[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Radio On" | What You Are | 31 |
| 1997 | "Good Evening Philadelphia" | 58 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Works written by: ROSS RICHARD ALEXANDER". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1515751&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ Watt, Laura. "Ricky Ross in tribute to tragic mum Andrea Kearney". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/2008/11/30/ricky-s-tribute-to-tragic-andrea-78057-20935005/. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 471. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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