Dexys Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay
(Mercury Records 1982 MERS5)
Matrix No’s: A5/B4 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear – hype sticker top left
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles – crackly at the start of side 2)
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.
Too-Rye-Ay is the second album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in July 1982. The album is best known for the hit single “Come On Eileen”, which included the lyrics “too-rye-ay” that inspired the album’s title.
Track listing
| Side One[10] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “The Celtic Soul Brothers” | Kevin Rowland, Jim Paterson, Mickey Billingham | 3:07 | |||||||
| 2. | “Let’s Make This Precious” | Rowland, Paterson | 4:03 | |||||||
| 3. | “All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz)” | Rowland, Paterson | 4:08 | |||||||
| 4. | “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)” | Van Morrison | 3:06 | |||||||
| 5. | “Old” | Rowland, Paterson | 5:00 | |||||||
| Side Two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 6. | “Plan B” | Rowland, Paterson | 5:04 | |||||||
| 7. | “I’ll Show You” | Rowland, Paterson | 2:41 | |||||||
| 8. | “Liars A to E” | Rowland, Paterson, Steve Torch | 4:10 | |||||||
| 9. | “Until I Believe in My Soul” | Rowland, Paterson | 7:00 | |||||||
| 10. | “Come On Eileen” | Rowland, Paterson, Billy Adams | 4:07 | |||||||
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