Too-Rye-Ay

Rock · 1982 · 18 tracks

Too-Rye-Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

A sweaty, fiddle-led collision of Irish folk and Northern Soul. Defiant, romantic, and bursting with the energy of a street band reclaiming their roots.

July 22, 1982 · Mercury

A high-energy, defiant celebration of heritage and heart that feels both communal and deeply personal.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks

01

The Celtic Soul Brothers

3:10

02

Let’s Make This Precious

4:03

03

All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz)

4:10

04

Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)

3:05

05

Old

5:38

06

Plan B

5:04

07

I’ll Show You

2:40

08

Liars A to E

4:12

09

Until I Believe in My Soul

7:01

10

Come On Eileen

4:35

11

The Celtic Soul Brothers (US mix)

3:08

12

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

2:48

13

Come On Eileen

7:18

14

Marguerita Time

4:52

15

Respect

7:47

16

Dubious

2:41

17

Love Part 2

1:16

18

T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)

3:47

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden tempo shift and banjo pluck that launches the final chorus of Come On Eileen.

The brass section mimicking the vocal melody on the Van Morrison cover Jackie Wilson Said.

Kevin Rowland's desperate, cracking vocal delivery during the seven minute climax of Until I Believe in My Soul.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Too-Rye-Ay sound next to the rest of Dexys Midnight Runners's catalogue?

Fiddle+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds fiddle far more than the catalogue usually does.

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