BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Dexys Midnight Runners album)
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BBC Radio One Live in Concert was a live album
by Dexys Midnight Runners
, recorded for the BBC
in 1982 and released in 1995. It was the group's first official live album and remained their only official live album until the release of The Projected Passion Revue
in 2007 (from a 1981 recording). The album is unique as it is the only live recording where the Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
-era horn section is present alongside the Too-Rye-Ay
-era strings.
The album is included in full (including two tracks omitted from the original issue) on the 2007 Too-Rye-Ay
Deluxe Edition release.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Dexys Midnight Runners
Dexys Midnight Runners
Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come On Eileen" and "Geno", both of which went No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart....
, recorded for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1982 and released in 1995. It was the group's first official live album and remained their only official live album until the release of The Projected Passion Revue
The Projected Passion Revue
The Projected Passion Revue is a compilation album by the group Dexys Midnight Runners, comprising recordings made in 1981, between the group's first album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels and its second, Too-Rye-Ay...
in 2007 (from a 1981 recording). The album is unique as it is the only live recording where the Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the first album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in July 1980 .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...
-era horn section is present alongside the Too-Rye-Ay
Too-Rye-Ay
Too-Rye-Ay is the second album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in August 1982 . The album is best known for the hit single "Come On Eileen".-Track listing:#"The Celtic Soul Brothers" – 3:08...
-era strings.
The album is included in full (including two tracks omitted from the original issue) on the 2007 Too-Rye-Ay
Too-Rye-Ay
Too-Rye-Ay is the second album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in August 1982 . The album is best known for the hit single "Come On Eileen".-Track listing:#"The Celtic Soul Brothers" – 3:08...
Deluxe Edition release.
Track listing
- "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"TSOP " is a 1974 hit recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees. A classic example of the Philadelphia soul genre, it was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff as the theme for the American musical television program Soul Train, which specialized in African American musical...
" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) – 4:19 - "Burn It Down" (Rowland) – 3:58
- "Let's Make This Precious" (Paterson, Rowland) – 4:18
- "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"Jackie Wilson Said " is a song written and performed by Van Morrison and featured as the opening track on his sixth studio album, Saint Dominic's Preview. It was released by Warner Bros...
" (Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
) – 3:07 - "Come on EileenCome on Eileen"Come On Eileen" was a single released by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1982. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It also appeared on the album Too-Rye-Ay...
" (Adams, Billingham, Paterson, Rowland) – 6:30 - "RespectRespect (song)"Respect" is a song written and originally released by Stax recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. "Respect" became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly different, and through a few minor changes in the lyrics, the stories told...
" (Otis ReddingOtis ReddingOtis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
) – 6:25 - "Soon" (Paterson, Rowland) – 1:34
- "Plan B" (Paterson, Rowland) – 4:04
- "GenoGeno (song)"Geno" is a song by Dexys Midnight Runners which reached #1 on the UK singles chart for two weeks in May 1980. Written by Kevin 'Al' Archer and Kevin Rowland, it was band's second single and their first number one...
" (Paterson, Rowland) – 3:29 - "Old" (Paterson, Rowland) – 4:36
- "The Celtic Soul BrothersThe Celtic Soul Brothers"The Celtic Soul Brothers" is a song written by Mickey Billingham, Jimmy Paterson and Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners that was first released by the band in March 1982 as a single and was also the first song on the band's 1982 album Too-Rye-Ay. The song reached #45 in the UK. The song was...
" (Billingham, Paterson, Rowland) – 2:47 - "There, There, My Dear" (Archer, Rowland) – 5:22
- "Show Me" (Paterson, Rowland) – 3:38