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This Is the Life is a solo album from Scottish rock musician Ricky Ross, a member of Deacon Blue.

Ross produced the album with Kenny MacDonald, who had produced for Deacon Blue in the past. The album has more touches of folk and country music and the general mood of the album is more placid than most of the Deacon Blue catalog.[citation needed]

Deacon Blue colleague James Prime plays piano on "The Way to Work", and Ross' wife and Deacon Blue colleague Lorraine McIntosh contributes vocals to one song (as she did on each of Ross' three prior solo albums), "Nothing Cures That".

This is the first Ricky Ross solo album to receive a US release.

Track listing

All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted.

  1. "Northern Soul" (Ross, Charlie Dore) – 6:34
  2. "London Comes Alive" (Ross, Mick Slaven) – 3:33
  3. "Rodeo Boy" (Ross, Davie Scott) – 4:32
  4. "Angel and Mercedes" (Ross, Slaven) – 5:05
  5. "I Sing About You" (Ross, Slaven) – 4:28
  6. "Nothing Cures That" – 4:26
  7. "This Is the Life" – 6:01
  8. "Threatening Rain" – 3:05
  9. "Starring Love" – 3:56
  10. "Hippy Girl" – 3:48
  11. "My Girl Going to Town" (Ross, Scott) – 5:13
  12. "Looking for My Own Lone Ranger" (Ross, Dore) – 2:29
  13. "The Way to Work" – 4:54

Bonus download track

  1. "Driving George" – 3:58 (No longer available as URL no longer active)

Personnel

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_the_Life_(Ricky_Ross_album)