Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
Studio album by Dexys Midnight Runners
Released	11 July 1980
Recorded	1979 ("Geno") April 1980
Studio	Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Genre	New wave, blue-eyed soul
Length	41:37
Label	EMI, Parlophone
Producer	Pete Wingfield
Dexys Midnight Runners chronology
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980) Too-Rye-Ay (1982)
Singles from Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
"Geno" Released: 15 March 1980 "There, There, My Dear" Released: June 1980

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the debut studio album by English band Dexys Midnight Runners, released on 11 July 1980, through Parlophone and EMI Records. Led by Kevin Rowland, the band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England, and formed a strong live reputation before recording their first material. Recorded during April 1980, the album combines the aggressiveness of punk rock with soul music, particularly influenced by the Northern soul movement.

The album was preceded by and contains the hit-single "Geno", which topped the UK Singles Chart. It also contains two other charting singles: "Dance Stance" (re-recorded as "Burn It Down") and "There, There, My Dear" (which included the lyrics "I've been searching for the young soul rebels" that inspired the album's title). The album reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and is certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.^[1] It has been widely acclaimed by music critics since its release and is included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]