Come Dancing with The Kinks
| Come Dancing with The Kinks: The Best of 1977-1986 | ||||
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| Released | June 2, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 80:48 (1986) 77:59 (2000) | |||
| Label | Arista Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Nives | |||
| The Kinks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B– |
Come Dancing with The Kinks: The Best of 1977-1986 is a
Content
This album comprises a survey of the band's output during their second period of commercial success after their early hits of the mid-1960s, this success predominantly in the United States. After four moderately successful
I started working with Clive. I think Sleepwalker was an attempt to make it more palatable to radio and that's why Clive wanted to get involved. I was working with him very closely in those days. I rented an apartment in New York, and I would take my demo tapes into his office, he'd play the songs and make comments, and I would go back and work on them.[2]
Of the songs on the album, "
The original 1986 CD version varies from the original LP release, removing Sleepwalker, Catch Me Now I'm Falling, and Misfits entirely. This version also has the longer album version of Don't Forget to Dance. Aside from the removal of those three tracks, the running order is maintained.[3] These changes result in a new runtime of 69:53.
The 2000 reissue changes the album considerably. It replaces the singles versions of "
All songs were written by Ray Davies, except for "
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Source album or single catalog number | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" | Misfits | 4:58 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Source album or single catalog number | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come Dancing" | State of Confusion | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Sleepwalker" | Sleepwalker | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" | Low Budget | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Do It Again" | Word of Mouth | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Better Things" | Give the People What They Want | 2:58 |
Side three
| No. | Title | Source album or single catalog number | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lola" (live) | One for the Road | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Low Budget" | Arist 240b | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Long Distance" | State of Confusion | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Heart of Gold" | State of Confusion | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Don't Forget to Dance" | State of Confusion | 4:15 |
Side four
| No. | Title | Source album or single catalog number | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Misfits" | Misfits | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Living on a Thin Line" | Word of Mouth | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Father Christmas" | Arist 153 | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Celluloid Heroes" (live) | One for the Road | 7:21 |
2000 compact disc reissue
| No. | Title | Source album or single catalog number | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come Dancing" | Arist 502 | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Low Budget" | Arist 240b | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" | Low Budget | 5:59 |
| 4. | "A Gallon of Gas" | Low Budget | 3:50 |
| 5. | "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" | Arist 12240 | 6:00 |
| 6. | "Sleepwalker" | Sleepwalker | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Full Moon" | Sleepwalker | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Misfits" | Misfits | 4:42 |
| 9. | "A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" | Misfits | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Do It Again" | Word of Mouth | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Better Things" | Arist 415 | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Lola" (live) | One for the Road | 4:47 |
| 13. | "You Really Got Me" (live) | One for the Road | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Good Day" | Word of Mouth | 4:35 |
| 15. | "Living on a Thin Line" | Word of Mouth | 4:16 |
| 16. | "Destroyer" | Give the People What They Want | 3:47 |
| 17. | "Don't Forget to Dance" | State of Confusion | 4:39 |
| 18. | "Father Christmas" | Arist 153 | 3:42 |
References
- AllMusic
- ^ Davies as quoted in the 2000 reissue liner notes, Koch Records Vel-79733.
- AllMusic
