"Come On Eileen" is a song by the English group Dexys Midnight Runners (credited to Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express), released in the United Kingdom in June 1982 as a single from their second studio album Too-Rye-Ay. "Come On Eileen" reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with extensive airplay on MTV. The song was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and was credited to Kevin Rowland, Jim Paterson and Billy Adams, although Rowland later stated that the essence of the tune should be attributed to Kevin Archer.
Dexys (known as Dexys Midnight Runners from 1978 to 2011) are an English pop rock band from Birmingham, with soul influences, who achieved major commercial success in the early to mid-1980s. They are best known in the UK for their songs "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and they achieved six other top-20 singles. 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 the albums. By 1985, the band consisted only of Rowland with 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.
In 1982, as Dexys prepared to record their first album for Mercury, Rowland decided that he needed more proficient string players to achieve the sound he envisioned. Helen Bevington (a classical music student) joined Dexys and Rowland gave her the Irish-sounding stage name of Helen O'Hara. She recruited two other violinists; fellow students Steve Shaw and Roger Huckle, whom Rowland renamed as Steve Brennan and Roger MacDuff. Rowland named the violin section "The Emerald Express". However, the need to rearrange all the songs for both strings and horns left the brass section of Paterson and Maurice feeling that their role in the band had diminished. Just prior to the recording sessions, Paterson and Maurice quit. Rowland was able to persuade them to remain long enough to record the album.
Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen Label: Mercury – 6059 551 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Generic Sleeve Country: Australia Released: 1982 Genre: Rock, Funk / New Wave / Soul A Come On Eileen - Written By Adams, Paterson, Rowland B Dubious - Written By Paterson, Rowland Made By – PolyGram Recorded By – Phonogram Ltd. (London) Directed By – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
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