Don’t Stand Me Down

Though derided at the time for its long song lengths and rambling lyrics, Don’t Stand me Down has been looked back on as a cult classic. In this album, singer Kevin Rowland presents the listener with a musical conversation, giving the listener an insight into his life and thoughts.

After releasing this album, the band continued to make new singles for another year before breaking up. There was no new material from the band until the 2010s, when they came back as Dexys.

The album was rereleased, slightly restructured, in 2002. This is known as the ‘Director’s Cut’. It has the alternate cover with the band in the field. It includes the extra song Kevin Rowland’s 13th Time as track 1, and has several changes to track titles. This is the tracklist shown here, and tends to be the most available release of the album.