V Deep
V Deep was The Boomtown Rats' fifth album, and the first to be released after guitarist Gerry Cott left the group. It includes the minor hit single "House on Fire".
Name
The name of the album is pronounced "five deep", not "vee deep" and refers to the fact that it's the band's fifth album and also that they became a five-piece following the departure of Gerry Cott.
Track listing
UK release
All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.
"Never in a Million Years"
"The Bitter End"
"Talking in Code"
"He Watches It All"
"A Storm Breaks"
"Charmed Lives"
"House on Fire"
"Up All Night"
"Skin on Skin"
"The Little Death/... House Burned Down" (B. Geldof, P. Briquette)
US release
All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.
"Never in a Million Years"
"The Bitter End"
"Talking in Code"
"He Watches It All"
"A Storm Breaks"
"Charmed Lives"
"House on Fire"
"Whitehall 1212" (from the UK Mondo Bongo)
"Skin on Skin"
"The Little Death/... House Burned Down" (B. Geldof, P. Briquette)