Dexys Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay
(Mercury Records 1982 MERS5)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeve has a few discolouration marks but no splits
Vinyl in Nr MINT/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)
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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