Recorded May 1979 – June 1981 Length 41:09 Release date 15 August 1981 Producer Ray Davies | Studio Konk Studios, London Artist The Kinks Label Arista Records Genre Rock music | |
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Released 15 August 1981 (US)
January 1982 (UK) Give the People What They Want
(1981) State of Confusion
(1983) Similar The Kinks albums, Rock music albums | ||
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Give the People What They Want is the eighteenth studio album by the English rock group, The Kinks. It was released in August 1981 in the US, but was delayed until January 1982 in Europe. It was delayed because Ray Davies wanted to produce a full length video for the album, but financing fell through. Also scrapped were plans to remix the album for the European market. The album was initially aimed to be a statement on the media.
Contents
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Reissue
When the Kinks' six Arista studio albums, initially released between 1977 and 1984, were reissued in 1999, Give the People What They Want was the only one that did not contain bonus tracks, despite the fact that the single release of "Better Things" was slightly different from the album version. The British single of "Better Things" also included a non-album B-side, "Massive Reductions", which was different from the version of the song from the band's 1984 album Word of Mouth.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ray Davies.
Personnel
with:
Songs
1Around the Dial4:46
2Give the People What They Want3:46
3Killer's Eyes4:41