Dexys Midnight Runners – Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
(Parlophone Records 1980 PCS7213)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
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Dexys (originally called Dexys Midnight Runners) are an English pop band with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid-1980s. They are best known in the UK for their songs “Come On Eileen” and “Geno”, both of which peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as six other top-20 singles.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dexys went through numerous personnel changes over the course of three albums and thirteen singles, with only singer/songwriter/co-founder Kevin Rowland remaining in the band through all of the transitions and only Rowland and “Big” Jim Paterson (trombone) appearing on all of the albums. By 1983, the band consisted only of Rowland and long-standing members Helen O’Hara (violin) and Billy Adams (guitar). The band broke up in 1987, with Rowland becoming a solo artist. After two failed restart attempts, Dexys was reformed by Rowland in 2003 with new members, as well as a few returning members from the band’s original lineup (known as Dexys Mark I). Dexys released their fourth album in 2012 and a fifth followed in 2016.
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the debut studio album by English pop group Dexys Midnight Runners, released on July 11, 1980, through EMI Records. Led by Kevin Rowland, the group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England, and formed a strong live reputation before recording their first material. Recorded during April 1980, the album combines the aggressiveness of punk rock with soul music, particularly influenced by the Northern soul movement.
The album was preceded by and contains the hit-single “Geno”, which topped the UK Singles Chart. It also contains two other charting singles: “Dance Stance” (re-recorded as “Burn It Down”) and “There, There, My Dear”. The album reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and is certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. It has been widely acclaimed by music critics since its release and is included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Track listing
| Side One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Burn It Down” | Kevin Rowland | 4:21 | |||||||
| 2. | “Tell Me When My Light Turns Green” | Rowland | 3:46 | |||||||
| 3. | “The Teams That Meet in Caffs” | Kevin Archer | 4:08 | |||||||
| 4. | “I’m Just Looking” | Rowland, Geoffrey Blythe, Peter Saunders | 4:41 | |||||||
| 5. | “Geno” | Rowland, Archer | 3:31 | |||||||
| Side Two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 6. | “Seven Days Too Long” | J.R. Bailey, Vernon Harrell | 2:43 | |||||||
| 7. | “I Couldn’t Help It If I Tried” | Rowland, Jim Paterson | 4:14 | |||||||
| 8. | “Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn’t Apply” | Rowland, Saunders | 2:59 | |||||||
| 9. | “Keep It” | Archer, Blythe | 3:59 | |||||||
| 10. | “Love Part One” | Rowland | 1:12 | |||||||
| 11. | “There, There, My Dear” | Rowland, Archer | 3:31 | |||||||
Personnel
- Dexys Midnight Runners
- Kevin Rowland – Vocals
- Kevin “Al” Archer – Guitar, vocals, liner notes
- “Big” Jim Paterson – Trombone
- Pete Williams – Bass
- Geoffrey “Jeff” Blythe – Saxophone
- Steve “Babyface” Spooner – Alto saxophone
- Pete Saunders – Organ
- Andy “Stoker” Growcott – Drums
- Andy Leek – Organ on “Geno” and “Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn’t Apply”
- Production
- Pete Wingfield – Producer
- Barry Hammond – Engineer
- Peter Barrett – Artwork
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