Dexys Midnight Runners
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Dexys Midnight Runners

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OriginBirmingham, England
GenresPop, Soul, New Wave
Years active1978-1986, 2003-present
LabelsEMI, Windsong, Mercury
Associated actsThe Killjoys, The Bureau, The Blue Ox Babes
MembersKevin Rowland
Former membersBilly Adams&
Al Archer&
Mickey Billingham&
Geoff Blythe&
Steve Brennan&
Vincent Crane&
Andy "Stoker" Growcott&
John "Rhino" Edwards&
Giorgio Kilkenny&
Andy Leek&
Robert Noble&
Helen O'Hara&
Jimmy Paterson&
Peter Saunders&
Seb Shelton&
Paul Speare&
Steve Spooner&
Mick Talbot&
Simon Walker&
Pete Williams&
Steve Wynn

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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".

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Fatboy Slim Closes RockNess - Friday - ClashMusic.com Tweet this news
ClashMusic.com---Dexys Midnight Runners- go through the wringer, with Fatboy Slim remixing 'Geno' to great effect. However it is the cutting edge material which grabs the ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:27:10 GMT+00:00
Julia Spitz: Leave He-Man and Smurfs in the past - Freeport Journal-Standard Tweet this news
Freeport Journal-Standard--He-Man and the Smurfs, however, are in the category with leg warmers, "Goodnight, Beantown" and -Dexy's Midnight Runners- -- the category that should forever ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:56:28 GMT+00:00
Hymns to the Silence - Leeds Metropolitan University Tweet this news
Leeds Metropolitan University---...- including jazz musician Ben Sidran, -Dexy's Midnight Runners-' vocalist Kevin Rowland, who has been influenced by the singer and folk singer Kate Rusby. ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:28:59 GMT+00:00
Cornershop 'Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast' - The Vine Tweet this news
The Vine--But actually, this song could almost have been an additional direction for Kevin Rowland's -Dexys Midnight Runners- to take around about the time of second ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:11:40 GMT+00:00
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Télérama.fr--Voici le noyau dur de -Dexys Midnight Runners- posant figé dans un accès d'humour british à double fond. Comme ça, « ils » sauront de quoi parler, ... - Date : Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:35:53 GMT+00:00
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Télérama.fr--Le concept est de lui, c'est un concept aussi, -Dexys Midnight Runners-. Nostalgie déjà de la Northern Soul, casinos décrépis pris d'assaut le samedi soir par ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:39 GMT+00:00
Free Music Friday! Download a tune from the band Marah - Daily Press Tweet this news
Daily Press--To me, it sounds a little like -Dexy's Midnight Runners- with a bit of Neutral Milk Hotel thrown in (fiddle and bagpipe!) Whatever it is, it's fun, ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 14:09:41 GMT+00:00
Misty's Big Adventure - The Oxford Times Tweet this news
The Oxford Times---...- like Neil Young and Paul Simon, mixed with a freewheeling jazz ska sensibility, like a more raucous -Dexy's Midnight Runners- or a less cheeky Madness. ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 13:09:45 GMT+00:00
The Picket Liverpool host 'Writing on the Wall' festival 2010 - Click Liverpool Tweet this news
Click Liverpool--Original band member Roger Rankin and Everett Morton are joined by Roger's son Murphy Ranking Jr, and Mickey Billingham, formerly of -Dexy's Midnight Runners- ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 19:06:08 GMT+00:00
Sounds Around Town with Dave Franklin - This is Wiltshire.co.uk Tweet this news
This is Wiltshire.co.uk---...- introspective works conjuring a myriad of sounds that tip their hats to the likes of Fleetwood Mac, -Dexy's Midnight Runners-, The Cranberries and Dido. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:57:50 GMT+00:00

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications&
(sales threshold)
UK&
NZ&
SWE&
NOR&
US&
1980 'Searching for the Young Soul Rebels'* First studio album* Release date: July 1980* Label: EMI 6 11 31 - - * UK: Silver
1982 'Too-Rye-Ay'* Second studio album* Release date: August 1982* Label: Mercury Records 2 2 22 22 14 * UK: Platinum* CAN: Gold
1985 'Don't Stand Me Down'* Third studio album* Release date: September 1985* Label: Mercury Records 22 - - - -
"-" denotes releases that did not chart

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK AUS US US AC US Main
1979 "Dance Stance" 40 - - - - Non-album song
1980 "Geno" 1 - - - - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
"There, There, My Dear" 7 - - - -
"Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)" - - - - -
1981 "Plan B" 58 - - - - Too-Rye-Ay
"Show Me" 16 - - - -
"Liars A to E" - - - - -
1982 "The Celtic Soul Brothers" 45 - - - -
"Come On Eileen" 1 1 1 31 6
"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" 5 - - - -
"Let's Get This Straight (From the Start)" 17 - - - -
1983 "Geno" (re-release) 81 - - - - Geno
"The Celtic Soul Brothers" (re-release) 20 - 86 - -
1985 "This Is What She's Like" 78 - - - - Don't Stand Me Down
1986 "Because of You" 13 - - - - The Very Best of...
"-" denotes releases that did not chart



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