Think Visual
1986 studio album by the Kinks
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Think Visual is the twenty-second studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in 1986. It peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard chart.
According to Ray Davies, the album was originally going to be a concept album where his "spiv" character from the "Come Dancing" music video was put in the "environment of a video shop".
01Track listing
All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Working at the Factory" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Lost and Found" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Repetition" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Welcome to Sleazy Town" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "The Video Shop" | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 21:31 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" | Dave Davies | 3:43 |
| 2. | "How Are You" | 4:27 | |
| 3. | "Think Visual" | 3:12 | |
| 4. | "Natural Gift" | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Killing Time" | 4:02 | |
| 6. | "When You Were a Child" | D. Davies | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 22:53 | ||
02Personnel
The Kinks
- Ray Davies, rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Dave Davies, lead guitar, vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" and "When You Were a Child"
- Ian Gibbons, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jim Rodford, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Bob Henrit, drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Kim Goody, backing vocals on "Think Visual"
- Mick Avory, drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
Technical
- Ben Fenner, engineer
- Dave Powell, engineer
- David Baker, engineer
- Damian Korner, engineer
Cover design Design and photography by Icon: Richard Evans and Andrew Ellis
Sources and credits
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- Think visual album.jpg by Unknown author, Fair use
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