Don't Stand Me Down (The Director's Cut)

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a b c d e f g h i j Reynolds, Simon (2005) Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984, Faber & Faber, ISBN 0-571-21570-X, p. 293–296 a b c d e f g h i j k l Wilde, Jon (9 November 2012). "Kevin Rowland: Classic Interview (from 1999)". Sabotage Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016 . Retrieved 24 January 2016. Kevin Rowland, Liner notes for Don't Stand Me Down: The Director's Cut (2004). Retrieved 12 February 2015. Let the Record Show - Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul by Dexys Midnight Runners". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 3 August 2023. In September 1985, Dexys released their first new album in three years, Don't Stand Me Down. [7] Production was originally credited to Alan Winstanley and Rowland, although reissues also credit Adams and O'Hara. [21] The four remaining members were pictured on the album cover in the band's fourth look, an Ivy League, Brooks Brothers look, [7] wearing ties and pin-striped suits (except for O'Hara, who wore a grey women's business suit), and with neatly combed hair. Rowland described Dexys' new look as "so clean and simple; it's a much more adult approach now". [9]

After more treatment, Rowland returned once more as a solo performer and signed to Creation Records, although, in his words, "every other record label advised [Creation] against it because I was trouble." [8] In 1997, he released his first project on Creation: a remastered and reprocessed version of Don't Stand Me Down with extensive liner notes, revised credits and titles, and two extra songs, which helped contribute to a significant reversal of opinion with regard to the album, which was now increasingly being re-evaluated and recognized as an unfairly overlooked masterwork. [29] [23] Following this, in 1999 Rowland released a new solo album of interpretations of "classic" songs called My Beauty, which received virtually no publicity or radio airplay and sold poorly but attracted attention for Rowland's cross-dressing cover attire. [8] [29] Rowland limited his pre-release publicity for the album to one interview, and he "auditioned" potential interviewers before selecting Jon Wilde. [8] However, the negative reaction to My Beauty and the demise of Creation Records shortly after its release meant that Rowland's planned follow-up album, which would have featured Dexys performing new material, was never made. The failure caused Rowland more problems; in his own words from 2003, "Four years ago, I was nuts." [29] Later, in March 2010, Rowland said that signing to Creation was "definitely a mistake". [31] Dexys Mark IV: 2003–present [ edit ] Dexys reformed [ edit ] During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dexys went through numerous personnel changes over the course of three albums and 13 singles, with only singer/songwriter/co-founder Kevin Rowland remaining in the band through all of the transitions and only Rowland and "Big" Jim Paterson (trombone) appearing on all of the albums. By 1985, the band consisted only of Rowland and long-standing members Helen O'Hara (violin) and Billy Adams (guitar). The band broke up in 1987, with Rowland becoming a solo artist. After two failed restart attempts, Dexys was reformed by Rowland in 2003 with new members, as well as a few returning members from the band's original lineup (known as Dexys Mark I). Dexys released their fourth album in 2012 and a fifth followed in 2016.Things You Didn't Know: "Come On Eileen" By Dexys Midnight Runners". WCBS-FM. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016 . Retrieved 12 February 2016. On the original issue, just Alan Winstanley and Rowland were credited as producers, but Adams and O'Hara were added as co-producers in 1997, when the CD was reissued on Creation Records; at the same time, the titles to two of the songs were changed. a b Cashmere, Paul (11 February 2012). "Dexy's Midnight Runners Return After 27 Years". noise11.com . Retrieved 30 January 2020. [ permanent dead link] a b c d "The Dexys New Album "Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul" Available June 3" ". Rhino Records. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016 . Retrieved 3 April 2016. Although Dexys began preparing material for a new album in late 1983, once the touring stopped, the band was reduced to a nucleus of Rowland, Adams, O'Hara and Gatfield. [6] Rowland wanted to explore different songwriting, and Dexys Midnight Runners began recording more "introspective, mournful" music. [19] Recording and mixing the new album took almost two years and spread across Switzerland, the U.K., and the U.S; [7] at various times, Tom Dowd, Jimmy Miller, and John Porter were attached as producers. [20] Some seasoned performers, ex-Dexys members, and session musicians made up the rest of the band, including Vincent Crane (ex- Atomic Rooster) on piano, Julian Littman on mandolin, Tim Dancy (who had been Al Green's drummer) on drums, Tommy Evans on steel guitar, and former Dexys members "Big" Jim Paterson on trombone, Robert Noble on organ and synthesizer, and John "Rhino" Edwards on bass. Near the end of these sessions, Rowland and O'Hara's personal relationship broke up, although they continued to work together. [20]

a b Holland, Roger (10 November 2005). "Dexy's Midnight Runners, Don't Stand Me Down (1985)". PopMatters.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 . Retrieved 18 February 2016. Key, Iain (3 April 2023). "Watch This! New Dexys single and album announcement". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023 . Retrieved 4 April 2023. Dexys News. "New Dexys Album out in June". dexys.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016 . Retrieved 9 April 2016.a b c d Kinney, Fergal (26 October 2014). "Dexy's: Nowhere is Home – Kevin Rowland and Jim Paterson in depth interview". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016 . Retrieved 1 April 2016. Dexys announce new album". New Musical Express. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016 . Retrieved 19 March 2016. Rowland became a solo singer with the release of 1988's poorly received album, The Wanderer. [7] Rowland suffered from financial problems, drug addiction and depression. [29] Rowland said: "I'd been too confident, too arrogant. I thought everyone would hear our new music and go: 'Wow.'" [19] When he went to sign on for a jobseeker's allowance, another unemployed person recognised him and sang "Come On Eileen". [19] Archer (and Leek) eventually formed The Blue Ox Babes, while the other departing members—Blythe, Spooner, Williams, "Stoker", and Talbot—formed The Bureau, which Wingfield continued to produce. a b Paphides, Pete (17 May 2012). "Dexys Midnight Runners: Don't Stand Me Down". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021 . Retrieved 4 July 2018.

By the middle of 1979, Bobby "Jnr" Ward had replaced Jay on drums. [7] Clash manager Bernard Rhodes then signed them and sent them into the studio to record a Rowland-penned single, "Burn It Down", which Rhodes renamed " Dance Stance". [5] [6] In response to Rhodes' criticism of Rowland's singing style, Rowland developed a "more emotional" sound influenced by General Norman Johnson of the Holland–Dozier–Holland band Chairmen of the Board [8] and the theatricality of Bryan Ferry. [2] a b "Dexys announce special London performances". The Irish World. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016 . Retrieved 30 June 2016. In an interview with HitQuarters Gatfield later described the recording process as "very long and painful", [22] and he left the group after a short tour of France and the UK. The album's most controversial feature was its use of conversational dialogue in the songs; [23] Rowland said, "The idea of a conversation in a song is interesting to me." [24] Commenting on this, O'Hara said that "we had to keep going ahead with what we believed" despite the length of time that the production took. [25] Most contemporaneous reviewers strongly disliked this latest incarnation of Dexys, comparing the new look to "double glazing salesmen" and condemning the album as "a mess" and "truly awful". [21] [26] [27] Only a few reviewers were supportive; for example, writing in the Melody Maker, Colin Irwin described it as "quite the most challenging, absorbing, moving, uplifting and ultimately triumphant album of the year". [28]The band performed two new songs, "Manhood" and "If I Ever", on the UK Channel 4 TV show Saturday Zoo Reminisce (Part Two)" includes "I'll Say Forever My Love" (James Dean, William Weatherspoon, Stephen Bowden). Dance Stance", which Rhodes produced, was released on Oddball Records, which Rhodes owned, and which was distributed by EMI. [7] Although it was named "single of the week" by Sounds, [5] it stalled at number 40 in the British charts, [7] which EMI and Rowland believed was due to Rhodes' poor production. [6] Rowland said, "We learned that early on, that the wrong producer can totally screw your record up." [6] As a result, Dexys fired Rhodes and signed with EMI, and EMI immediately put Pete Wingfield in charge of their production. [6] Saunders and Ward left the band, replaced by Andy Leek (keyboards) and Andy "Stoker" Growcott (drums). [7] Searching for the Young Soul Rebels and first band split [ edit ] Cooper, Leonie (10 February 2012). "Dexys Midnight Runners to release first new album in 27 years". NME.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020 . Retrieved 30 January 2020.

a b c d e f Simpson, Dave (18 September 2003). " 'I was nuts' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016 . Retrieved 31 January 2016. Just booked: Dexys to perform at York Barbican". YorkMix. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021 . Retrieved 8 September 2021. Don't Stand Me Down is the third studio album by English pop band Dexys Midnight Runners, released in September 1985 by Mercury Records. The title of the album was inspired by a line in the album's song "The Waltz".The first single from the album was "She Got a Wiggle", released 28 May 2012. [38] They performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland in May 2012. The group toured in September 2012 in the UK, performing their new album. [39] Talbot left the group following this tour. In 2013 the band announced that they would play nine shows in London's West End at the Duke of York's Theatre, St Martins Lane between 15 and 27 April. [40] These shows would become the basis for a documentary on the group entitled Nowhere Is Home, directed by Kieran Evans and Paul Kelly. [41] Nowhere Is Home was issued in both triple-CD and double-DVD formats in October 2014 on Dexys' own label, Absolute Dexys. [7] Dexys played more live dates in 2014; however, as Hyland was not available for several shows during the summer, Siobhan Fahey replaced her in the Dexys lineup. [42] (Fahey's sister, actress Máire Fahey, had portrayed "Eileen" in the music video and picture sleeve for "Come On Eileen" in 1982.) [43] Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul [ edit ]