Loaded is a single released by the Scottish group Deacon Blue

Deacon Blue

Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond....

 in 1987.

The main B-side, "Long Distance from Just Across the Road", appears on all versions of the single, which was released on Cassette

Cassette single

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 and on 7" and 12" vinyl. Ricky Ross

Ricky Ross (musician)

Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:...

 has described this stark, echoing song as "[a]n attempt to re-write 'Shore Leave' by Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...

." The other songs, "Which Side Are You On

Which Side Are You On?

"Which Side Are You On?" is a song written by Florence Reece in 1931. Reece was the wife of Sam Reece, a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky. In 1931, the miners of that region were locked in a bitter and violent struggle with the mine owners. In an attempt to...

" and "Kings of the Western World", appear on the Cassette

Cassette single

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 and 12" versions of the single.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross

Ricky Ross (musician)

Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:...

, except where noted:

	7" Single (deac 2) "Loaded" (Prime James Prime James "Optimus" Prime is best known as the keyboard player for Deacon Blue. He also lectures at the University of the West of Scotland. Known as a Hammond/piano player, his talents have been sought after by John Martyn, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Cunningham, Eddi Reader and Little Richard... , Ross Ricky Ross (musician) Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:... , Kelling Graeme Kelling Graeme Hunter Kelling was a guitarist with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue.He was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the High School of Glasgow. He died in 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47, after a four year battle with pancreatic cancer.-External links:* * *... ) - 4:30 "Long Distance from Just Across the Road" - 2:53
	Cassette Single (deac c2) "Loaded" (Prime James Prime James "Optimus" Prime is best known as the keyboard player for Deacon Blue. He also lectures at the University of the West of Scotland. Known as a Hammond/piano player, his talents have been sought after by John Martyn, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Cunningham, Eddi Reader and Little Richard... , Ross Ricky Ross (musician) Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:... , Kelling Graeme Kelling Graeme Hunter Kelling was a guitarist with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue.He was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the High School of Glasgow. He died in 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47, after a four year battle with pancreatic cancer.-External links:* * *... ) - 4:30 "Long Distance from Just Across the Road" - 2:53 "Which Side Are You On" (F. Reece) - 2:59 "Kings of the Western World" - 2:39
	12" Single (deac t2) "Loaded (Full Length Version)" (Prime James Prime James "Optimus" Prime is best known as the keyboard player for Deacon Blue. He also lectures at the University of the West of Scotland. Known as a Hammond/piano player, his talents have been sought after by John Martyn, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Cunningham, Eddi Reader and Little Richard... , Ross Ricky Ross (musician) Ricky Ross, born Richard Alexander Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster, most famously for his work with the rock band, Deacon Blue.-Biography:... , Kelling Graeme Kelling Graeme Hunter Kelling was a guitarist with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue.He was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the High School of Glasgow. He died in 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47, after a four year battle with pancreatic cancer.-External links:* * *... ) "Long Distance from Just Across the Road" - 2:53 "Which Side Are You On" (F. Reece) - 2:59 "Kings of the Western World" - 2:39