State of Confusion
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| Studio album by The Kinks | ||||
| Released | 10 June 1983 | |||
| Recorded | September 1982 - March 1983 at Konk Studios, London (except "Bernadette": mid 1981) | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 40:19 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Ray Davies | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
State of Confusion is a 1983 album by the English rock group, The Kinks. The record featured the single "Come Dancing", which hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the band's biggest hit singles in the United States, equaling the 1965 peak of "Tired of Waiting for You". The album itself was a major success, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Album charts.[4] While there have been at least 7 reissues of this album on CD in various countries (all with 4 bonus cuts), none of them have issued the extended "Come Dancing" 12-inch mix on CD (which contains an extended horn ending), which to this day is only available on vinyl.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ray Davies.
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "State of Confusion" | 3:41 | |||||||
| 2. | "Definite Maybe" | 4:27 | |||||||
| 3. | "Labour of Love" | 3:54 | |||||||
| 4. | "Come Dancing" | 3:54 | |||||||
| 5. | "Property" | 4:19 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Don't Forget to Dance" | 4:34 | |||||||
| 2. | "Young Conservatives" | 3:58 | |||||||
| 3. | "Heart of Gold" | 4:02 | |||||||
| 4. | "Clichés of the World (B Movie)" | 4:51 | |||||||
| 5. | "Bernadette" | 3:41 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 6. | "Long Distance" | 5.23 | |||||||
| CD reissue bonus tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 11. | "Don't Forget to Dance" (Original Extended Edit) | 5:09 | |||||||
| 12. | "Once a Thief" | 4:06 | |||||||
| 13. | "Long Distance" | 5:23 | |||||||
| 14. | "Noise" | 4:38 | |||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Ray Davies : lead vocals, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, piano
- Dave Davies : lead guitar, vocals (lead on "Bernadette")
- Mick Avory : drums
- Jim Rodford : bass guitar
- Ian Gibbons : keyboards
- Written and Produced by Raymond Douglas Davies
- Engineered by John Rollo and Damian Korner
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: State of Confusion > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ "The Kinks: State of Confusion". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (RS 399). 7 July 1983. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071002102741/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thekinks/albums/album/258302/review/5944557/state_of_confusion.
- ^ "The Kinks' Chart Positions". kindakinks.net. http://www.kindakinks.net/charts.html. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- State of Confusion at Discogs (list of releases)
[edit] External links
"Confused". Personal Solutions at sites.google.com
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