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- Date Released: January 1, 1984
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: British Invasion, Classic Rock
- Label: KOCH Records
The end of an era.
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We Say...
The appealing "Do It Again" would have ranked as a fine single under other circumstances, but coming a year after "Come Dancing" it couldn't lay claim to the same international appeal. The most listenable track here is the languorous "Good Day," an unhurried pop groove inspired by Davies' attempts to come to terms with the end of his relationship with Chrissie Hynde. It also references glamorous British post-war pin-up Diana Dors, who died during the song's composition: "News of the world, tea and biscuits in bed/ The headlines said that Diana is dead," sings Davies, "so today has got to be a good day."
For all its highs, the album has the feel of a band working apart. "Going Solo," "Missing Persons" and "Sold Me Out" were lifted from the Ray Davies TV movie Return to Waterloo, recorded by the Kinks minus brother Dave, who was allowed two of his own songs on this collection. The biggest surprise is that Dave's slow rocker "Living on a Thin Line" rates as one of the most powerful tracks, touching as it does on lyrical subjects (looking for a lost England) more traditionally associated with his brother. It was also the last album for long-suffering Kinks drummer Mick Avory. A mediator between the warring Davies brothers since the band's earliest days, he played on just three tracks and his departure marked the end of an era for the band. -
They Say...
State of Confusion gave the Kinks their biggest single in nearly 20 years, but they didn't try to replicate the music hall-tinged pop of "Come Dancing" on its follow-up, Word of Mouth, preferring to concentrate on straight-ahead hard rock. Most of the material was well crafted, but only a few songs were distinctive, particularly the circular, synth-spiked minor hit "Do It Again."
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| 01. |  |
Do It Again |
4:11 |
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| 02. | |
Word Of Mouth |
3:51 |
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| 03. | |
Good Day |
4:35 |
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| 04. | |
Living On A Thin Line |
4:15 |
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| 05. | |
Sold Me Out |
3:44 |
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| 06. | |
Massive Reductions |
3:15 |
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| 07. | |
Guilty |
4:12 |
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| 08. | |
Too Hot |
4:08 |
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| 09. | |
Missing Persons |
2:53 |
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| 10. | |
Summer's Gone |
3:52 |
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| 11. | |
Going Solo |
3:58 |
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| 12. | |
Bonus Track: Good Day (Extended Edit) |
5:31 |
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| 13. | |
Bonus Track: (Summer's Gone (Extended Edit) |
4:54 |
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13 Total Tracks, 53:19 Total Length
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Credits
- The Kinks - Main Performer // Dave Davies - Guitar // Dave Davies - Harmonica // Dave Davies - Keyboards // Dave Davies - Vocals // Dave Davies - Producer // Ray Davies - Guitar // Ray Davies - Harmonica // Ray Davies - Guitar (Rhythm) // Ray Davies - Keyboards // Ray Davies - Vocals // Ray Davies - Producer // Ray Davies - Group Member // Mick Avory - Percussion // Mick Avory - Drums // Mick Avory - Group Member // Ian Gibbons - Keyboards // Ian Gibbons - Vocals (Background) // Ian Gibbons - Group Member // Robert Henrit - Percussion // Robert Henrit - Drums // Robert Henrit - Group Member // Doug Hinman - Artwork // Doug Hinman - Reissue Photography // Bob Ludwig - Remastering // Jim Rodford - Bass // Jim Rodford - Vocals // Jim Rodford - Vocals (Background) // Jim Rodford - Group Member // Dave Baker - Engineer // Dawn Eden - Liner Notes // Mycle Konopka - Engineer // Howard Fritzson - Logo Design // Maude Gilman - Design // Dave Powell - Engineer // K. Lee Hammond - Reissue Art // Donn Davenport - Art Direction // Bill Crowley - Audio Restoration // Bill Crowley - Research // Albert Pinheiro - Engineer // Albert Pinheiro - Assistant // Chris Morton - Concept // Robert Matheu - Artwork // Robert Matheu - Reissue Photography // Cristina Battani - Art Direction // Marianne Spellman - Artwork // Marianne Spellman - Reissue Photography // Ryan Tully - Engineer // Ryan Tully - Assistant // Graham Hogg - Engineer // Graham Hogg - Assistant // David Baker - Engineer
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