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Returning to his solo career after Deacon Blue's short-lived late-'90s reunion, Ricky Ross shows on 2003's This Is the Life that the differences between Deacon Blue and his solo material are minimal at best. After the hushed acoustic opener, "Northern Soul" (which musically bears no resemblance to the Wigan scene at all), the album quickly moves into more familiar territory for Ross, with songs like the Prefab Sprout-style lush, jangly pop of "London Comes Alive" and the Edwyn Collins-like cod soul of "Nothing Cures That" sounding like they could have come off of any of Deacon Blue's albums. The arrangements, by producer and multi-instrumentalist Davie Scott, are '70s-style slick without sounding sterile and over-produced and, as always, the focus is entirely on Ross' smooth vocals. Deacon Blue fans will enjoy This Is the Life, but those resistant to that band's charms will find absolutely nothing new here. ~ Stewart Mason
Recording information: Park Lane, Glasgow, Scotland.
Personnel: Ricky Ross (guitar, piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer, percussion); Ricky Ross (vocals); Davie Scott (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass instrument, hand claps, percussion, background vocals); Michael Slaven (guitar, guitars, acoustic guitar, mandolin); Alastair Savage, Jo Sutherland (violin); Jacqui Penfold (viola); James Prime (piano); Scott Fraser (bass instrument); Lorraine McIntosh (vocals); Simon Clarke (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone); Roddy Lorimer (trumpet); Annie Whitehead (trombone); Jim McDermott, Jim Gash (drums).
Audio Mixer: Kenny Mac Donald.
This Is The Life Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs | | Label | Evolver | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank |  296632  | | CD Universe Part number | 6336183 | | Catalog number | 762019 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 07, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Ricky Ross; Kenny MacDonald; Davie Scott; Ricky Ross; Kenny MacDonald; Davie Scott | | Engineer | Kenny MacDonald | | Personnel | Roddy Lorimer - trumpet
Tim Sanders - tenor saxophone
Simon Clarke - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Annie Whitehead - trombone
Jim McDermott
Michael Slaven - guitar, guitars, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Alastair Savage
Davie Scott - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass instrument, hand claps, percussion, background vocals
Jacqui Penfold - viola
Jim Gash - drums
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