Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

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Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Studio album by Dexys Midnight Runners
Released	July, 1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	New Wave/Blue-eyed soul
Length	??:?
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Pete Wingfield
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Dexys Midnight Runners chronology
	Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)	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).

In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 85 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charts
4 Facts

[edit] Track listing

"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
"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

[edit] Personnel

Kevin "Al" Archer - Guitar, Vocals, Liner Notes
Peter Barrett - Artwork
Jeff Blythe - Horn, Saxophone
Tony Cousins - Remastering (2000 re-release)
Andy Growcott - Drums
Barry Hammond - Engineer
Andy Leek - Organ
"Big" Jim Paterson - Trombone
Nigel Reeve - Enhanced CD Design (2000 re-release)
Kevin Rowland - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Peter Saunders - Organ
Steve Spooner - Horn, Sax (Alto)
Mick Talbot - Keyboards
Pete Williams - Bass
Pete Wingfield - Producer

[edit] Charts

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels was ranked 98th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time.