Too-Rye-Ay, as it should have sounded

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He came to the studio and the plan was for us to sing it together, but he listened to what was only meant to be my guide vocal and said, “You’ve already got it, there’s nothing I can add.

Before "Come On Eileen", Dexys' only North American single was the Northern Soul classic "Seven Days Too Long", which Dexys' previous label EMI America had released only in Canada (with "Geno" as the B-side). I didn’t mind so much when we played live, because I was in complete charge of the music and I knew we could give people a good show; when it came to performance I would just focus on what audiences were about to hear, not what they’d heard already.

Having listened intently to the songs before, during, and after the process, Dexys frontman is especially satisfied that many of Too-Rye-Ay’s best songs have now realized their true potential. When the album was finished, I knew it wasn’t right, and asked the label for more money to do some more mixing. I think that ‘Old,’ ‘Liars (A To E),’ and ‘Until I Believe In My Soul’ have all taken on another life now,” he enthuses. But we’ll be doing plenty from Too-Rye-Ay as well – people will get to see us play those songs again.

It is with huge regret that Dexys have had to cancel the “Too Rye Ay as it should have sounded” UK Tour planned for September and October 2022. There is no way on earth I would be doing this tour or even promoting a normal 40th anniversary re-issue, if it wasn’t for the opportunity to remix it and present it how it could have sounded.Session singer Sam Brown’s spoken interjection on Plan B is replaced by a more rueful scowl from Rowland himself, but the most prominent vocal upheaval can be heard on Liars A To E.