Real Gone Kid

Name: Real Gone Kid
Duration: 4 min 4 s

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.11	Real Gone Kid	?:??	Deacon Blue	The Hits Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1988	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	HITS C9
1.11	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	The Hits Album 9	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1988	BMG UK & Ireland	CD HITS 9
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	The Awards 1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1989-12-01 IE-	Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)	TCD 2346
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	When the World Knows Your Name	Deacon Blue	Album	NL1989 GB1989	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	463321 2
1.3	Real Gone Kid	?:??	Deacon Blue	When the World Knows Your Name	Deacon Blue	Album	GB1989	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	463321 1
1.19	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Rock Line	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1991-05-23	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 468620 2
1.2	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	Heartlands	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992-05	Dino Entertainment	DINCD37
1.2	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	Heartlands	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Dino Entertainment	DINMC 37
1.2	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	Heartlands	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992	Dino Entertainment	DINTV 37
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:00	Deacon Blue	The Rock Collection: Hot Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1992	Time–Life Music	TL 527/17
2.13	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1988	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1993-09-13	NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)	CDNOW1988
1.8	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Pop & Wave, Volume 3: Lots More Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1993	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 473862 2
1.11	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	Wavepop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1993	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 474394 2
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Our Town: The Greatest Hits	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	XE1994-04-04 GB1994-04-04 NL1994	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	476642 2
1.8	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	Once in a Lifetime, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1994	Time–Life Music	SDC697/07
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Our Town: The Greatest Hits (Black CD tray)	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	AU1994	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	476642 2
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Our Town: The Greatest Hits	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	ZA1994	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	CDCOL 3854 K
1.4	Real Gone Kid	4:01	Deacon Blue	The 80’s Collection: 1988: Alive and Kicking	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1994	Time–Life Music	TL 544/16
1.4	Real Gone Kid	4:01	Deacon Blue	The 80’s Collection: 1988: Alive and Kicking	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1994	Time–Life Music	TL 544/16
1.6	Real Gone Kid	4:00	Deacon Blue	Totally 80s 5+6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1994	Insight (Polygram sublabel)	525 352-2
1.11	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Wave Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 475832 2
3.12	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Hits der 80er Jahre, Vol. 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1995	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL LSP 984793 2
2.4	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	Pride: The Very Best of Scotland	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
2.14	Real Gone Kid	3:57	Deacon Blue	Untitled 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-08-05	Global Television	RADCD39
2.7	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	Drive Time 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-08-12	Dino Entertainment	DINCD128
2.16	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	The Very Best of Pop Music 1988-89	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK1996	Egmont Music Club	EMC8889010
2.14	Real Gone Kid	3:57	Deacon Blue	Untitled 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996	Global Television	RADMC39
1.10	Real Gone Kid	3:59	Deacon Blue	The No. 1 Drive Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-08-22	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	553 940-2
2.8	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-10-13	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV, Warner.ESP	MOODCD53
1.7	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	Something for the Weekend	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	74321 49317 2
1.18	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The Number One Acoustic Rock Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1997	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	553 798-2
2.13	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	Pop & Wave, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998-10-26	Sony Music Media	SMM 473862 9
1.11	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	Classic Rock: 1987–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1998 DE1998	Time–Life Music	TL 559/17, TL559/17
1.13	Real Gone Kid	4:01	Deacon Blue	Největší hity 80. let, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CZ1998
2.2	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Was het nu 70 of 80? Volume 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1998	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)	7243 845676 2
2.6	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	The Best Celtic Anthems… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-10-04	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	263
2.14	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Stars of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1999	Madacy Records
7.16	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	The Best Singles of All Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1999	Startel Entertainment	SAN0028, SANCD0028A
2.5	Real Gone Kid	4:00	Deacon Blue	The Power of Love: 1986–1988	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1999	Time–Life Music	TL629/17
2.15	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	Top of the Pops 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-03-27	BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	541 274 2
1.10	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	Love & Pride: The Best of the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)	MIDCD 030
1.9	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The Very Best of Deacon Blue	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-05	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	504978 2
2.8	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	For the Record, Volume 4 (1985-1989)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2001	Shock (Australian independent)	FTRCD4
2.15	Real Gone Kid	3:55	Deacon Blue	VH1 Classic Tracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-18	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)
3.12	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Hits der 80er Jahre, Vol. 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint)	SMC 483942 2
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:00	Deacon Blue	Edge of the 80s: 1988-1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2003	Time–Life Music	TL PRA/03
7.13	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Sony Music präsentiert 20 Jahre Compact Disc Digital Audio	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2003	Sony Music Special Products	SSP 988297 2
1.11	Real Gone Kid	4:02	Deacon Blue	Classic Rock: 1987–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2004	Time–Life Music	TL559/17
1.4	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	Greatest Scottish Album Ever, 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Daily Record	DRSCOTCD02
2.14	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	The Essential Eighties: 1985–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005-11-20	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	82876747602
1.2	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Singles	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	GB2006-10-16	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	82876884872
4.9	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	Classic Cuts Presents: 80’s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: Special Stereo Wide Edition 16 CD Box	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)
2.9	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Classic Cuts Presents: 80s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: B to D	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)	BX014
1.14	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	World’s Best Dad: 60 Ultimate Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-04	BMG TV
1.7	Real Gone Kid	4:00	Deacon Blue	Mastermix Professional Engineered for DJs 12: 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-09-24	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)	CD670
4.15	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-10-08	100 Hits	DMG 100 003
2.3	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Raintown / When the World Knows Your Name	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	88697152052
1.1	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	Dignity: The Best of Deacon Blue	Deacon Blue	Album + Compilation	GB2009-03-09	Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)	88697449792
2.8	Real Gone Kid	3:54	Deacon Blue	Anos 80: A década de ouro	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	PT2009-04-01	Vidisco	11.80.9015
3.6	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	Essential: The Power of Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2009-10-12
1.17	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	80s 100 Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AL2010-02-26 DZ2010-02-26 (show 179 more) ZW2010-02-26	Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
1.17	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	100 Hits of the ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2010-02-26	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
2.8	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Big Tunes: Back 2 the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-04-26	Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)	88697655342
4.9	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	100 Essential Tracks: Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-06-28	Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)	88697721632
1.15	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	1988: The Best Year Of My Life!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-01-31	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88697792732
3.9	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	100 Megahits: Rock & Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2011-11-04	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88697 84002 2, 88697840022
1.10	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Anthems: Alternative 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-11-27	Ministry of Sound
1.10	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Anthems: Alternative 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011	Ministry of Sound	MOSCD273
1.3	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	When the World Knows Your Name	Deacon Blue	Album	XE2012	Edsel Records	EDSJ 9003
1.10	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	The Very Best TV Ad Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2013-04-22	Sony Music TV	88765436042
2.6	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2013-08-13	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88883757432
1.4	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Made in Scotland	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2014-09-01		888750025524
3.17	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	Ultimate 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2015-05-04	Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88875085602
3.17	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	Ultimate 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2015	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CDSM623
4.15	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: Pure 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-05-13	Demon Music Group	DMGN100165
2.17	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The 80s Summer Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-07-15	Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CRIMCD588
1.37	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The 80s Summer Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-07-22
3.11	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	Top of the Pops: 1985–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-09-02	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)	00600753675540, 5367554
2.9	Real Gone Kid	4:00	Deacon Blue	80S XL	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88985346192
4.1	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: 80s Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-02-17	100 Hits	DMGN 100 180
2.15	Real Gone Kid	4:07	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: Car Songs 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-02-17	100 Hits	DMGN 100 183
3.2	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: Feeling Good	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-02-17	100 Hits	DMGN 100 179
3.13	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The Classic 80s Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-07-02	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
4.13	Real Gone Kid	4:06	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: Great British Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-08-04	100 Hits	DMGN 100 184
4.20	Real Gone Kid	4:03	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: The Best Rock and Power Ballads Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017	Demon Music Group	DMGN 100 205
1.15	Real Gone Kid	?:??	Deacon Blue	80s Back to School	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2018-03-16	Demon Music Group	CRIMCD613
1.17	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	80’s Forever	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2018-10-05	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
3.15	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: The Best 80s Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-11-02	100 Hits	DMGN100227
4.12	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	100 Hits: The Best Rock Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2018	Demon Music Group	DMGN 100 217
3.14	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Drivetime Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018	Demon Music Group	DMGTV069
1.18	Real Gone Kid	3:59	Deacon Blue	Sounds of the 80s: I Think We’re Alone Now: 1987–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019-02-15	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)	UMCSOT803
1.18	Real Gone Kid	3:59	Deacon Blue	Sounds of the 80s: I Think We’re Alone Now: 1987–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019-02-15
1.7	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	NOW 100 Hits: Forgotten 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019-05-31	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)	CDNNNOW82
2.17	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	The Hits Album: The Soft Rock Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2019-08-02 GB2019-08-02	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	19075973872
3.11	Real Gone Kid	4:04	Deacon Blue	The Best ’80s Car Songs Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2021-02-05	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)
3.2	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	NOW Yearbook ’88 (special edition with booklet)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2023-11-03	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDYBXNOW88
3.2	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	NOW Yearbook ’88	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2023-11-03	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	0196588271724, CDYBNOW88, CDYBXNOW88
Promotion
1.2	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	Coca-Cola Pop Music, Volume 4	Various Artists	EP + Compilation	US1991	Coca-Cola (grouping for promotional releases by the Coca-Cola brand)	CSK 3055
1.6	Real Gone Kid	4:05	Deacon Blue	The Greatest Groups Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004		M004
Bootleg
17.15	Real Gone Kid	4:01	Deacon Blue	80’s Giga Hits Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2008

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recording engineer:	Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
producer:	Warne Livesey
mixer:	Bob Clearmountain

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)

recording of:	Real Gone Kid

Real Gone Kid

lyricist and composer:	Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)

publisher:	Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.

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