Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
Studio album by Dexys Midnight Runners
Released	July, 1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	New Wave/Blue-eyed soul
Length	41:37
Label	EMI
Producer	Pete Wingfield
Dexys Midnight Runners chronology
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980) Too-Rye-Ay (1982)

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Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the first album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in July 1980 (see 1980 in music).

The album was ranked 98th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 85 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

The first track, "Burn It Down", is a re-titled re-recording of the band's first single, "Dance Stance". "Seven Days Too Long" is a cover of the Northern Soul favourite originally recorded by Chuck Wood. The album's most notable track is the single "Geno", which reached #1 on UK charts.

A deluxe 30th Anniversary 2xCD Special Edition was released in 2010.

Track listing

Side one

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" (Archer) – 4:08
4. "I'm Just Looking" (Rowland, Jeff Blythe, Peter Saunders) – 4:41
5. "Geno" (Rowland, Archer) – 3:31

Side two

1. "Seven Days Too Long" (J.R. Bailey, Vernon Harrell) – 2:43
2. "I Couldn't Help It If I Tried" (Rowland, Jim Paterson) – 4:14
3. "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" (Rowland, Saunders) – 2:59
4. "Keep It" (Archer, Blythe) – 3:59
5. "Love Part One" (Rowland) – 1:12
6. "There, There, My Dear" (Rowland, Archer) – 6:03

Deluxe Cd 2:

1. Dance Stance (Alternative Single Mix) 3:44
2. I'm Just Looking (B-Side Version) 4:23
3. Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache 3:24
4. The Horse 2:22
5. Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One) 3:45
6. One Way Love 3:09
7. Plan B 2:37
8. Soul Finger 2:12
9. Thankfully Not Living In Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply (Demo) 2:53
10. Hold On! I'm Comin' (Demo) 4:18
11. Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache (Demo) 3:36
12. The Horse (Demo) 2:40
13. I Couldn't Help If I Tried (Demo) 4:18
14. Geno (Peel session) 3:29
15. Tell Me When My Light Turns Green (Peel session) 3:15
16. The Horse (Peel session) 2:13
17. Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache (Peel session) 3:29
18. Geno (Kid Jensen BBC Radio 1 Session) 3:26
19. Respect (Kid Jensen BBC Radio 1 Session) 3:35
20. Dance Stance (Kid Jensen BBC Radio 1 Session) 3:19
21. The Teams That Meet In Caffs (Kid Jensen BBC Radio 1 Session) 3:56

Personnel

• Kevin "Al" Archer - Guitar, vocals, liner notes
• Kevin Rowland - Bass, guitar, piano, vocals
• Geoffrey Blythe- horn. saxophone
• Andy Leek - Organ
• "Big" Jim Paterson - Trombone
• Peter Saunders - Organ
• Steve Spooner - Horn, alto saxophone
• Mick Talbot - Keyboards
• Pete Williams - Bass
• Andy Growcott - Drums

Production credits

• Pete Wingfield - Producer
• Barry Hammond - Engineer
• Peter Barrett - Artwork
• Tony Cousins - Remastering (2000 re-release)
• Nigel Reeve - Enhanced CD Design (2000 re-release)