Word of Mouth is the twenty-first studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. It was released November 1984. "Do It Again" was released as a single from the album in 1985.
| Word of Mouth | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | June 1983–September 1984 | |||
| Studio | Konk Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Ray Davies | |||
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| Singles from Word of Mouth | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Information
editThe track "Living on a Thin Line" by Dave Davies was played three times in the 2001 episode "University" of the American TV show The Sopranos. According to producer Terence Winter on the DVD extras, it is the series' most asked-about song. The song was also played in the final episode of the HBO series Vice Principals.
The song "Good Day" includes an allusion to the death of actress Diana Dors.
The song "Do It Again" was featured in the film Click (released in 2006), and in trailers that were promoting the film.[5] It was also used in TV ad promotions for the 2013 edition of the Tour de France.
Three tracks ("Going Solo", "Missing Persons", and "Sold Me Out") were repurposed for Kinks leader Ray Davies' solo debut album, the soundtrack to his concurrently produced, self-directed film, Return to Waterloo.
Commercial performance
editThe album spent twenty weeks on the US Billboard album charts and reached its peak position of No. 57 in February 1985.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ray Davies, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do It Again" | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Word of Mouth" | 3:51 | |
| 3. | "Good Day" | 4:35 | |
| 4. | "Living on a Thin Line" | Dave Davies | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Sold Me Out" | 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Massive Reductions" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Guilty" | Dave Davies | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Too Hot" | 4:08 | |
| 4. | "Missing Persons" | 2:53 | |
| 5. | "Summer's Gone" | 3:52 | |
| 6. | "Going Solo" | 3:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Good Day" (extended edit) | 5:31 |
| 13. | "Summer's Gone" (extended edit) | 4:54 |
Personnel
editThe Kinks
- Ray Davies – guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals, drum machine on "Good Day", "Do It Again" and "Living on a Thin Line"
- Dave Davies – guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Guilty" and "Living on a Thin Line"
- Jim Rodford – bass, background vocals
- Bob Henrit – drums, percussion except on "Missing Persons", "Sold Me Out" and "Going Solo"
- Mick Avory – drums, percussion on "Missing Persons", "Sold Me Out" and "Going Solo"
- Ian Gibbons – keyboards, background vocals
Additional personnel
- David Baker – engineer
- Donn Davenport – art direction
- Chris Morton – concept
- Maude Gilman, Howard Fritzson – design
- Renate Stürmer – illustration
Notes
edit- ^ "Billboard". Vol. 112, no. 44. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 October 2000. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Word of Mouth > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Blender review Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fricke, David (31 January 1985). "The Kinks: Word of Mouth". Rolling Stone. No. RS 440. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007.
- ^ "Soundtracks for Click". IMDb. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Billboard 200: February 9, 1985". Billboard. 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
External links
edit- Kinks, The – Word of Mouth at Discogs (list of releases)