"Your Swaying Arms" was the first single from the album Fellow Hoodlums

Fellow Hoodlums

Fellow Hoodlums is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue.-Track listing:All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted:# "James Joyce Soles" – 3:50# "Fellow Hoodlums" – 3:20# "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:10# "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34...

by the Scottish rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band 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....

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Released in May 1991, it reached #23 on the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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, but went as high as #6 in Ireland, the last in the group's run of seven Irish top 10 hits between 1988 and 1991.

The releases contained two B-sides, "Fourteen Years" and "Faifley", both of which are rough, bluesy songs that 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:...

speaks and sings in a deep, raspy voice.

The 10" vinyl version, surprisingly, contained techno dance remixes of the otherwise placid track.

12" Single (656893 6)

1. "Your Swaying Arms (Extended Version)"
2. "Faifley" – 1:41
3. "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:13

Cassette Single (656893 4)

1. "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:13
2. "Fourteen Years" – 2:44

CD Single (656893 2)

1. "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:13
2. "Fourteen Years" – 2:44
3. "Faifley" – 1:41

10" Single (656893 8)

"Your Swaying Arms (12" Alternative Mix)" – 5:56 "Your Swaying Arms (Drumapella Mix)" – 4:46 "Your Swaying Arms (7" Mix)" – 4:08 "Your Swaying Arms (Dub Mix)" – 4:47