Sleepwalker (The Kinks album)

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Sleepwalker is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock group, The Kinks, released in 1977. It marked a return to straight-ahead, self-contained rock songs after several years of concept albums. It is the first album in what critics usually call the "arena rock" phase of the group, in which more commercial and mainstream production techniques would be employed. The album also marks the last appearance of bassist John Dalton, who left the band during the recording sessions. Dalton plays bass on all songs on the album save for "Mr. Big Man". The lineup of The Kinks would be trimmed down significantly in 1977 following the album's release, as the brass section and backup singers were removed and the band returned to a standard rock band outfit.

It was their first album for the Arista label.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Davies

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Life on the Road"	5:02
2.	"Mr. Big Man"	3:49
3.	"Sleepwalker"	4:04
4.	"Brother"	5:28

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Juke Box Music"	5:32
2.	"Sleepless Night"	3:18
3.	"Stormy Sky"	3:58
4.	"Full Moon"	3:52
5.	"Life Goes On"	5:03

CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Artificial Light"	3:27
11.	"Prince of the Punks"	3:18
12.	"The Poseur"	2:53
13.	"On the Outside" (1977 Mix)	5:07
14.	"On the Outside" (1994 Mix)	5:20

Personnel

• Mick Avory: drums, percussion
• Dave Davies: lead guitar, backing and harmony vocals, lead vocals on "Sleepless Night" and "Juke Box Music"
• Ray Davies: lead and backing vocals, guitar and keyboards
• John Dalton: bass guitar
• John Gosling: keyboards and backing vocals
• Andy Pyle: bass on "Mr. Big Man"