UK Jive
UK Jive is the twenty-third studio album by the English rock group, the Kinks, released in 1989. It was the first album in almost three years since the 1986 album, Think Visual. At this point, it was the longest gap between album releases since the inception of the group.
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| Released | 2 October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | December 1988 - April 1989 at Konk Studios, London (except "Entertainment": June 1981) | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, hard rock[1] | |||
| Length | 43:44 | |||
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| Producer | Ray Davies | |||
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| Singles from UK Jive | ||||
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| Blender | |
Track listing
Original release
All lyrics are written by Ray Davies, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aggravation" | 6:10 | |
| 2. | "How Do I Get Close" | 5:07 | |
| 3. | "UK Jive" | 3:49 | |
| 4. | "Now and Then" | 3:32 | |
| 5. | "What Are We Doing?" | 3:38 | |
| 6. | "Entertainment" | 4:19 | |
| 7. | "War Is Over" | 3:41 | |
| 8. | "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" | 4:57 | |
| 9. | "Loony Balloon" | 5:03 | |
| 10. | "Dear Margaret" | Dave Davies | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 43:44 | ||
Bonus tracks on CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Bright Lights" | Dave Davies | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Perfect Strangers" | Dave Davies | 4:27 |
Personnel
- The Kinks
- Ray Davies - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocals
- Jim Rodford - bass, backing vocals
- Ian Gibbons - keyboards, backing vocals
- Bob Henrit - drums, percussion
- Mark Haley - additional keyboards on "Down All The Days (Till 1992)"[4]
- Additional personnel
- Mick Avory - drums, percussion on "Entertainment", production
- Alan O'Duffy - assistant to producer
- Joe Gibb, Alan O'Duffy - engineer
- Trevor Rogers - photography
References
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "UK Jive - The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "UK Jive - The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- Doug Hinman (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 298, 300. ISBN 0-87930-765-X.
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