V Deep

V Deep was The Boomtown Rats' fifth album, and the first to be released after guitarist Gerry Cott left the group.[1] It includes the minor hit single "House on Fire".[3]

V Deep
Studio album by The Boomtown Rats
Released	April 1982[1]
Recorded	1981 - 1982
Genre	Rock, pop rock[1]
Length	41:02[1]
Label	WEA (Ireland) Ensign Records (UK) Columbia Records (USA)
Producer	Tony Visconti The Boomtown Rats[2]
The Boomtown Rats chronology
Mondo Bongo (1981) V Deep (1982) In the Long Grass (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Name

The name of the album is pronounced "five deep", not "vee deep". 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" (B. Geldof, P. 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" (B. Geldof, P. 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" (B. Geldof, P. 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

• Bob Geldof – vocals, saxophone
• Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
• Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
• Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
• Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals[2]

In popular culture

The song "Up All Night" from this album is used as the bumper music for the final segment of the US sports radio show The Jim Rome Show.

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "V Deep - The Boomtown Rats | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
2. "V Deep - The Boomtown Rats | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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. 1985-07-13. Retrieved 2014-04-09.