New Recording is a solo album from Scottish rock musician 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:...

 and member of 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....

. It was produced by Ross and former Love and Money keyboardist Paul McGeechan.

After Ross' previous album's focus on hard edged electric guitar

Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

, New Recording pulled the plug. This second post-Deacon Blue solo effort is a much more intimate work -- a melodic mix of piano or acoustic guitar and ambient, often dreamy, keyboard effects and sound samples.

Of note to Deacon Blue fans, the album includes a re-recorded version of "The Undeveloped Heart", which appeared on Deacon Blue's Ooh Las Vegas

Ooh Las Vegas

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

compilation album.

There was no single release from this album, but a yet-again remixed version of "Undeveloped Heart" was subsequently released on The Undeveloped Heart EP

The Undeveloped Heart EP

The Undevelped Heart EP is the sole single/EP release from Scottish rock musician Ricky Ross' album New Recording. It contains a new version of "The Undeveloped Heart", which was originally recorded by Ross' band Deacon Blue and re-recorded by Ross for New Recording...

.

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:

1. "My Only Tie" – 3:11
2. "Blue Horse" – 2:33
3. "The Further North You Go" – 3:38
4. "The Undeveloped Heart" – 4:32
5. "Cresswell Street" (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:...
   
   , Lorraine McIntosh
   Lorraine McIntosh
   Lorraine McIntosh is the female vocalist, with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue, and is married to lead singer Ricky Ross. They have three children...
   
   ) – 3:19
6. "I Love You" – 4:23
7. "Earth a Little Lighter" – 3:28
8. "I'm Sure Buddy Would Know" – 2:12
9. "Here's Singer" – 3:35
10. "On the Line" – 2:18
11. "Ash Wednesday" – 5:18

Personnel

• 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:...
  
   - vocals, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Paul McGeechan - programming, noises
• Brian Docherty - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   on "I Love You"
• Lorraine McIntosh
  Lorraine McIntosh
  Lorraine McIntosh is the female vocalist, with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue, and is married to lead singer Ricky Ross. They have three children...
  
   - vocals on "Cresswell Street"