Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Infobox Album | Name = Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
Type = Album
Artist = Dexys Midnight Runners


Released = July, 1980
Recorded = 1980
Genre = New Wave/Blue-eyed soul
Length = 41:37
Label = EMI
Producer = Pete Wingfield
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfuxqr5ldje~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels"
(1980)
Next album = "Too-Rye-Ay"
(1982) |

"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 Woods.

The Brighton-based new-wave punk outfit, [http://www.youngsoulrebels.com Young Soul Rebels] , took their name from this album.

Track listing

ide one

#"Burn It Down" (Rowland) – 4:21
#"Tell Me When My Light Turns Green" (Rowland) – 3:46
#"The Teams That Meet in Caffs" (Rowland) – 4:08
#"I'm Just Looking" (Blythe, Rowland, Saunders) – 4:41
#"Geno" (Archer, Rowland) – 3:31

ide two

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

Personnel

* Kevin "Al" Archer - Guitar, vocals, liner notes
* Kevin Rowland - Bass, guitar, piano, vocals
* Jeff Blythe - Horn, saxophone
* Andy Leek - Organ
* "Big" Jim Paterson - Trombone
* Peter Saunders - Organ
* Steve Spooner - Horn, Sax (Alto)
* 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)