Too-Rye-Ay

Too-Rye-Ay
Studio album by
Dexys Midnight Runners
Released22 July 1982
RecordedDecember 1981 – March 1982
StudioGenetic, Streatley, Berkshire[1]
GenreNew wave[2] Celtic folk[3] pop[3] blue-eyed soul[3]
Length40:37
LabelMercury
Producer
Dexys Midnight Runners chronology
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
(1980) 		Too-Rye-Ay
(1982) 		Don't Stand Me Down
(1985)
Singles from Too-Rye-Ay
  1. "The Celtic Soul Brothers"
    Released: March 1982
  2. "Come On Eileen"
    Released: 25 June 1982
  3. "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
    Released: August 1982
  4. "The Celtic Soul Brothers"
    Released: March 1983 (re-release)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
NME8/10[7]
Q[8]
Record Collector[9]
The Village VoiceB+[10]

Too-Rye-Ay is the second studio album by English pop band Dexys Midnight Runners. It was released in July 1982 by Mercury Records. The album is best known for the hit single "Come On Eileen", which included the refrain that inspired the album's title. It was the band's most successful album, debuting at number two on the UK Albums Chart.[11]

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  2. ^ Rowley 2018-08-22T11:58:18Z, Scott (22 August 2018). "New wave: A guide to the best albums". LouderSound.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c Huey, Steve. "Dexys Midnight Runners – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 28 July 2013. "Come on Eileen," a distinctive fusion of '80s pop, Celtic folk, and blue-eyed soul.
  4. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Too-Rye-Ay – Kevin Rowland / Dexys Midnight Runners". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ Harris, John. "Dexy's Midnight Runners: Too-Rye-Ay". Blender. Archived from the original on 27 March 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  7. ^ Beaumont, Mark (20 September 2007). "Dexys Midnight Runners: Too Rye Ay". NME. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Dexys Midnight Runners: Too-Rye-Ay". Q (170): 130. November 2000.
  9. ^ Staunton, Terry (November 2007). "Dexys Midnight Runners – Too Rye Ay". Record Collector (342). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (26 April 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100: 01 August 1982 - 07 August 1982". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2021.