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KEVIN ROWLAND & DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS "too-rye-ay" 1982,vinyl. #2 UK, #2 AU, #14 US

this was the second album by Dexys Midnight Runners and a superb one it is too.
the songs have a great 'live' feel to them and the mix of soul and folk blend almost perfectly. if you like Van Morrison's music you will love this one as it owes a lot to him, they even cover his classic "jackie wilson said" with a great performance that eclipses Van The Man's version IMO.
it contains the world-wide #1 hit "come on eileen" and four other UK smash hits, the remaining five tracks ended up as "B-sides" of other singles, so i guess that makes 10 singles out of 10 tracks from this one, not a dud track in sight and believe it or not, as good as Come On Eileen is, it does not stand out from the other tracks as much as one might think.
great album,great lyrics and vocals, and great band on display here.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. celtic soul brothers*** #20 UK, #86 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc4RbF_rt6I live
2. lets make this precious***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r4fcnpbYdo live
3. all in all(this one last wild waltz)***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRjR6fMbCpI audio
4. jackie wilson said(im in heaven when you smile)*** #67 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDlx4yvyaI&feature=fvst video
5. old** #17 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVB9PpwuTJM audio
6. plan b*** #58 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=610Ev8p3lPs audio
7. i'll show you** #16 UK
8. liaers A to E***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1GtVCeBd...CFDEE33915 live audio
9. until i believe in my soul**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkQUd-vskOk audio
10.come on eileen*** #1 UK, #1 AU, #1 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ThWaMnlSZM live

3s=7
2s=3
1s=0

rating: 2.7