One Day I'm Going to Soar
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| Studio album by Dexys | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2012[1] | |||
| Label | BMG[2] | |||
| Producer | Kevin Rowland, Mick Talbot, Pete Schwier | |||
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One Day I'm Going To Soar is a 2012 album by Dexys,[3] the band formerly known as Dexys Midnight Runners. It was the band's fourth studio album, but its first in 27 years.[4] The album features, alongside Dexys' lead singer (and leader) Kevin Rowland, 1980s Dexys members "Big" Jim Paterson, Pete Williams and Mick Talbot, new recruits Neil Hubbard, Tim Cansfield and Lucy Morgan, and guest vocalist Madeleine Hyland, who duets with Rowland on several songs.[5]
Pre-release teasers
The first two minutes of the first track of the album was uploaded to YouTube on February 8th, 2012.[6] The track "Nowhere Is Home" was played on the radio for the first time on Radcliffe and Maconie's 6music show on 9 March 2012, as well as being made available for free download via the band's Soundcloud page.[7][8] Speaking on the 6music show, Kevin Rowland explained the 27-year gap between albums "I wanted to have material that I felt confident enough about ... I’ve got high standards, and that’s a blessing and a curse. The perfectionism hasn’t gone, although these days I won’t storm out of a room swearing and shouting at people."[9]
Dexys' live shows surrounding the album's release have consisted of the album in its entirety, followed by a selection of the band's older material.[10]
A single, "She Got a Wiggle", preceded the album, being released on 28 May 2012.[11]
On Dexys' official YouTube account, they have released 2 videos for "She Got a Wiggle" and "Incapable of Love".[12]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| BBC Online | (positive)[13] |
| Holy Moly |   [14] |
| The Independent | [15] |
| musicOMH | [5] |
| The Guardian | [16] |
| The Observer | [17] |
| TheArtsDesk.com | [18] |
Track listing
- "Now" (Kevin Rowland, Jim Paterson, Mick Talbot)
- "Lost" (Rowland, Alex James, Peter Williams)
- "Me" (Rowland, Simon Dine, Talbot)
- "She Got a Wiggle" (Rowland, Paterson, Talbot)
- "You" (Rowland, Talbot)
- "I'm Thinking of You" (Rowland, Paterson, Talbot)
- "I'm Always Going to Love You" (Rowland, Talbot)
- "Incapable of Love" (Rowland, Paterson, Talbot)
- "Nowhere Is Home" (Rowland, Glen Matlock, Talbot)
- "Free" (Rowland, Natasha E. McCluney, Talbot)
- "It's O.K. John Joe" (Rowland, Ben Brieley, Talbot)
Personnel
- Kevin Rowland - vocals (all tracks)
- Mick Talbot - keyboard, piano, organ (all tracks)
- Pete Williams - bass (all tracks), vocals (tracks 2, 10)
- Jim Paterson - trombone (track 11)
- Neil Hubbard - guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4 - 6)
- Tim Cansfield - guitar (tracks 3, 7 - 11)
- Madeleine Hyland - vocals (tracks 7 - 8)
- Ralph Salmins - drums (tracks 1, 6)
- Troy Miller - drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 9 - 11)
- Ash Soame - drums (track 4)
- Geoff Dunn - drums (tracks 7 - 8)
- Lucy Morgan - viola (tracks 1, 2, 4 - 11), booking of strings, brass and harp players
- Ben Trigg - cello (tracks 1, 2, 5 - 11), arrangement of strings, brass and harp
- Chris Worsey - cello (track 4)
- Alice Pratley - violin 1 (tracks 1, 4, 6 - 8, 9 - 11)
- Mardyah Tucker - violin 2 (track 1, 6)
- Matthew Elston - violin 1 (tracks 2, 5)
- Cat Parker - violin 2 (tracks 2, 5, 9, 11)
- Oli Langford - violin 2 (track 4)
- Sali-Wyn Ryan - violin 2 (tracks 7, 8, 10)
- Karlos Edwards - percussion (tracks 1, 4, 6)
- Jody Linscott - percussion (tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
- Kim Chandler - backing vocals (1, 11)
- Vic Bynoe - backing vocals (1, 11), vocals (6)
- Suzie Furlonger - vocals (4)
- Mark Brown - saxophone (1, 6 - 8)
- Camilla Pay - harp (2)
- Quentin Collins - trumpet (1)
- Dave Hopkin - trumpet (7, 8)
- Gavin Broom - trumpet (10)
References
- ↑ "Dexys make the comeback of the year". London: Telegraph. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Kevin Rowland's Dexys sign to BMG | UNLIMITED | CMU". Thecmuwebsite.com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Dexys announce full details of new album 'One Day I'm Going To Soar'". Uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Paul Cashmere (2012-02-11). "Dexy's Midnight Runners Return After 27 Years | New Music | Music News". Noise11. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- 1 2 "Dexys - One Day I'm Going To Soar | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ ""Now" - The first 2 minutes of the new Dexys album.". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Dexys's Dropbox on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free". he's.com. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Dexys unveil new track 'Nowhere Is Home' – listen | News". Nme.Com. 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "The return of Dexys". Music.excite.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ John Aizlewood (2012-05-09). "Dexys, Shepherd's Bush Empire - review - Music - Arts - Evening Standard". Thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Dexys Announce Details of Single | Altsounds.com News". Hangout.altsounds.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "dexysofficial - YouTube". M.youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Music - Review of Dexys - One Day I'm Going to Soar". BBC. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Dexys - One Day I'm Going To Soar - the comeback album of the century | Music Reviews". Holy Moly!. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Andy Gill (2012-06-02). "Album: Dexys, One Day I'm Going to Soar (BMG) - Reviews - Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Maddy Costa (2012-05-31). "Dexys: One Day I'm Going to Soar – review | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Kitty Empire (2012-06-03). "Dexys: One Day I'm Going to Soar – review | Music | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ Graeme Thomson (2012-06-03). "CD: Dexys - One Day I'm Going To Soar | New music reviews, news & interviews". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2012-06-21.