Return to Waterloo is the debut solo album by Kinks' leader and chief songwriter Ray Davies. Three of the tracks (tracks 3, 4 and 5) on the album release were also available in near-identical form on The Kinks' 1984 release Word of Mouth. All of The Kinks appear on the album with the exception of Dave Davies. According to Ray Davies, Dave Davies refused to perform on the album.[1] He later said, "Dave refused to play and so it had to be 'Ray Davies and members of the Kinks'. If he had worked with me on it, it would have been a great record, but he let me down."[1]
An hour-long musical film, Return to Waterloo, was also written and directed by Davies, wherein instead of dialogue, the story is told through music and lyrics. The film features Tim Roth, Kenneth Colley, Valerie Holliman, Dominique Barnes, and (briefly) Ray Davies himself. One song which appears in the film but not on the soundtrack is "Ladder of Success".
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Ray Davies
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Intro"
0:56
2.
"Return to Waterloo"
4:40
3.
"Going Solo"
3:55
4.
"Missing Persons"
2:53
5.
"Sold Me Out"
3:19
6.
"Lonely Hearts"
3:05
7.
"Not Far Away"
4:23
8.
"Expectations"
4:06
9.
"Voices In the Dark (End Title)"
4:22
Total length:
27:59
Personneledit
Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, gong, sound effects
Ian Gibbons – synthesizer, keyboards, drum and percussion programming, backing vocals
Louisa Davies – vocals "girl's voice"
Valerie Hollerman – spoken word "woman station announcer"
Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961-1996. Backbeat Books. ISBN978-0879307653.
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return, waterloo, 1985, film, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. For the 1985 film see Return to Waterloo film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Return to Waterloo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Return to Waterloo is the debut solo album by Kinks leader and chief songwriter Ray Davies Three of the tracks tracks 3 4 and 5 on the album release were also available in near identical form on The Kinks 1984 release Word of Mouth All of The Kinks appear on the album with the exception of Dave Davies According to Ray Davies Dave Davies refused to perform on the album 1 He later said Dave refused to play and so it had to be Ray Davies and members of the Kinks If he had worked with me on it it would have been a great record but he let me down 1 Return to WaterlooStudio album by Ray DaviesReleased1 July 1985StudioKonk Studios LondonGenreRockLabelAristaProducerRay DaviesRay Davies chronologyReturn to Waterloo 1985 The Storyteller 1998 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusiclink An hour long musical film Return to Waterloo was also written and directed by Davies wherein instead of dialogue the story is told through music and lyrics The film features Tim Roth Kenneth Colley Valerie Holliman Dominique Barnes and briefly Ray Davies himself One song which appears in the film but not on the soundtrack is Ladder of Success Track listing editAll tracks are written by Ray DaviesNo TitleLength1 Intro 0 562 Return to Waterloo 4 403 Going Solo 3 554 Missing Persons 2 535 Sold Me Out 3 196 Lonely Hearts 3 057 Not Far Away 4 238 Expectations 4 069 Voices In the Dark End Title 4 22Total length 27 59Personnel editRay Davies vocals guitar piano synthesizer gong sound effects Ian Gibbons synthesizer keyboards drum and percussion programming backing vocals Louisa Davies vocals girl s voice Valerie Hollerman spoken word woman station announcer Jim Rodford bass guitar backing vocals Mick Avory drums Robert Henrit drums extra percussion on Voices in the Dark End Title John O Donnell extra percussion on Voices in the Dark End Title Technical Damian Korner David Baker engineerReferences edit a b Hinman 2004 p 266 Sources Hinman Doug 2004 The Kinks All Day and All of the Night Day by Day Concerts Recordings and Broadcasts 1961 1996 Backbeat Books ISBN 978 0879307653 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Return to Waterloo amp oldid 1198934570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
