Everybody's in Show-Biz
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|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.5/10)[2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable)[5] |
Everybody's in Show-Biz is the tenth studio album released by English rock group The Kinks, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand.
Everybody's in Show-Biz is often seen by fans as a transition album for The Kinks, marking the change in Ray Davies' songwriting style toward more theatrical, campy and vaudevillian work, as evidenced by the rock-opera concept albums that followed it.
This album marks Davies' first explorations of the trials of rock-star life and the monotony of touring (these themes would reappear in future releases like The Kinks Present A Soap Opera, Think Visual and the 1987 live album Live: The Road).[citation needed]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here Comes Yet Another Day" | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "Maximum Consumption" | 4:04 | |
| 3. | "Unreal Reality" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Hot Potatoes" | 3:25 | |
| 5. | "Sitting in My Hotel" | 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Motorway" | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "You Don't Know My Name" | Dave Davies | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "Look a Little on the Sunny Side" | 2:47 | |
| 10. | "Celluloid Heroes" | 6:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Top of the Pops" | 4:33 | |
| 2. | "Brainwashed" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Mr. Wonderful" | Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener | 0:42 |
| 4. | "Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues" | 4:00 | |
| 5. | "Holiday" | 3:53 | |
| 6. | "Muswell Hillbilly" | 3:10 | |
| 7. | "Alcohol" | 5:19 | |
| 8. | "Banana Boat Song" | Irving Burgie, William Attaway | 1:42 |
| 9. | "Skin and Bone" | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Baby Face" | Benny Davis, Harry Akst | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Lola" | 1:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 22. | "Till the End of the Day" | 2:00 |
| 23. | "She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina" | 3:04 |
Personnel
- Ray Davies - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
- Dave Davies - lead guitar, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar on "Celluloid Heroes", lead vocal on "You Don't Know My Name"
- John Dalton - bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Gosling - keyboards
- Mick Avory - drums
- Mike Cotton - trumpet
- John Beecham - trombone, tuba
- Alan Holmes - saxophone, clarinet
- Dave Rowberry - organ on "Celluloid Heroes"
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Josephes, Jason. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Kinks". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Palmer, Bob (26 October 1972). "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Rolling Stone (RS 120). Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
- Everybody's in Show-Biz at Discogs (list of releases)
External links
- Official Ray Davies Web Site
- Dave Emlen's Unofficial Kinks Web Site - Covers Latest News Concerning the Kinks
- The Golden Age of the Kinks - Discusses the Kinks' Most Artistically Fertile Period (1966-1972)
