Released 10 June 1983 State of Confusion
(1983) Word of Mouth
(1984) Release date 24 May 1983 Producer Ray Davies | Length 40:19 Artist The Kinks Label Arista Records Genres Rock music, New wave | |
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Recorded September 1982 - March 1983 at Konk Studios, London (except "Bernadette": mid-1981) Similar The Kinks albums, Rock music albums | ||
The kinks noise state of confusion
State of Confusion is the nineteenth studio album by the English rock group, The Kinks, released in 1983. The record featured the single "Come Dancing", which hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the band's biggest hit singles in the United States, equaling the 1965 peak of "Tired of Waiting for You". The album itself was a major success, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Album charts.
Contents
- The kinks noise state of confusion
- The kinks state of confusion live 1994
- Production
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
While there have been at least 7 reissues of this album on CD in various countries (all with 4 bonus cuts), none of them have issued the extended "Come Dancing" 12-inch mix on CD (which contains an extended horn ending), which to this day is only available on vinyl. In addition, the extended 12-inch version of "Noise" has never been released on CD and is only available on vinyl. The UK 12-inch version of "Bernadette" has differences, including extra lyrics by Ray in the middle section.
The kinks state of confusion live 1994
Production
The album was recorded between September 1982 and March 1983 at Konk Studios, London, and was produced by Ray Davies.
"Long Distance" and "Noise" were only released on cassette versions of the album. In 1984, "Long Distance" was released as one of the two B-sides on the "Do It Again" single in Germany (the other being "Guilty"). The song then appeared on both the LP and CD editions of the 1986 compilation album Come Dancing with The Kinks as the 13th track on the LP version and the 11th track on the CD version. Since then, it has made an appearance on the compilation album Picture Book and the box set, The Arista Years.
Reception
The track "Long Distance" has generally received positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic retrospectively praised the track as "wistful pop," and went on to call it a "terrific obscurity." Rolling Stone critic Parke Puterbaugh hailed the song as "astonishingly Dylanesque," and went on to say that "there's no excuse for omitting ['Long Distance' from the LP version of State of Confusion.]"
Track listing
All tracks written by Ray Davies.
Personnel
Songs
1State of Confusion3:43
2Definite Maybe4:22
3Labour of Love3:56