UK Jive
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UK Jive | ||||||||||||
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Studio album by The Kinks | ||||||||||||
Released | 2 October 1989 | |||||||||||
Recorded | December 1988 - April 1989 at Konk Studios, London (except "Entertainment": June 1981) | |||||||||||
Genre | Rock, pop, hard rock[1] | |||||||||||
Length | 43:44 | |||||||||||
Label | MCA London |
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Producer | Ray Davies | |||||||||||
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UK Jive is the twenty-third studio album by the English rock group, the Kinks, released in 1989. It was the first album in almost three years since the 1986 album, Think Visual. At this point, it was the longest gap between album releases since the inception of the group. It is a concept album about modern day society.
Track listing
All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted
Original release
- "Aggravation" – 6:10
- "How Do I Get Close?" – 5:07
- "UK Jive" – 3:49
- "Now and Then" – 3:32
- "What Are We Doing?" – 3:38
- "Entertainment" – 4:19
- "War Is Over" – 3:41
- "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" – 4:57
- "Loony Balloon" – 5:03
- "Dear Margaret" (Dave Davies) – 3:27
Bonus tracks on CD
- "Bright Lights" (Dave Davies) – 3:28
- "Perfect Strangers" (Dave Davies) – 6:26
Personnel
- Ray Davies - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocals
- Jim Rodford - bass
- Bob Henrit - drums (except where noted)
- Mick Avory - drums on "Entertainment"
- Alan O'Duffy - assistant to producer
- Joe Gibb, Alan O'Duffy - engineer
- Trevor Rogers - photography
References
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