Come Dancing with the Kinks (The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986)

The Kinks

Released on 6/1/86 by Sanctuary Records
Main artists: The Kinks
Genre: Rock

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Originally released as a double-album set in 1986, just after the Kinks had their last run at chart success, Come Dancing With the Kinks (The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986) does an excellent job of summarizing their stadium rock and AOR radio favorites on Arista. It leaves no single or radio favorite behind, while adding such terrific obscurities as "Long Distance" (originally only released as a bonus track on the State of Confusion cassette; the early '80s were a completely different world than the late '80s), the non-LP single "Father Christmas," the wonderfully sentimental album track "Better Things" (a close, upbeat cousin to Dylan's "Forever Young"), and the charming "Heart of Gold." In addition to these, there are live takes of "You Really Got Me" and "Lola" taken from the fine One From the Road album. It winds up being a representative selection of the Kinks' time as stadium warriors. They may have released some good albums during this period -- and Misfits and Low Budget are close to great -- but listeners looking for the bare essentials from this period will not be disappointed with this first-rate collection. [Three songs -- "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" plus the title tracks to Misfits and Sleepwalker -- were dropped from the CD reissue of Come Dancing in order to have it fit the running time of a late-'80s compact disc.]

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Come Dancing with the Kinks (The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986)

The Kinks

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Come Dancing

00:03:56

Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Ray Davies, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizer - John Rollo, Engineer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jim Rodford, Bass Guitar - Mick Avory, Drums - Ian Gibbons, Keyboards - Damian Korner, Engineer

© 1986 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1983 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

Low Budget

00:03:48

Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - Dave Davies, Guitar, Backing Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jim Rodford, Backing Vocals, Bass - Mick Avory, Drums - Nick Newall, Saxophone

© 1986 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1979 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

Catch Me Now I'm Falling

00:06:04

A Gallon of Gas (Single Version)

00:03:50

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (US 12" Extended Mix)

00:05:58

Sleepwalker

00:04:03

Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - John Dalton, Bass Guitar

© 1986 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

Full Moon

00:03:51

Misfits