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Disc 01 01. "Our Country" 02. "The Invaders" 03. "Back In the Day" 04. "Oklahoma USA" 05. "Bringing Up Baby" 06. "The Getaway" 07. "The Take" 08. "We Will Get There" 09. "The Real World" 10. "A Street Called Hope"
Disc 02 01. "The Empty Room" 02. "Calling Home" 03. "Louisiana Sky" 04. "March of the Zombies" 05. "The Big Weird" 06. "Tony and Bob" 07. "The Big Guy" 08. "Epilogue" 09. "Muswell Kills"
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2 |
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English (eng) |
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Description: | The continuing story of The Kinks co-founder??s journeys through America, as depicted in his 2013 memoir Americana and last year??s album of the same name, OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA ACT II is an album born from Davies?? vision of America -- how it shaped him and evolved through the years. His reflections on his experiences in America instigate personal reformation, and eventually rediscovery and celebration of his own origins.
OUR COUNTRY, like its predecessor, was recorded at the legendary Konk Studios in London with guitarist Bill Shanley and The Jayhawks once again serving as Davies?? backing band plus a group of UK musicians. The album picks up several intriguing musical threads from Davies?? extraordinary songwriting catalog, from the opener ??Our Country? ?? which is developed on a theme melody heard in AMERICANA??s title track ?? to reinterpretations of songs inspired by America and written for other projects over the years, including ??Oklahoma USA? (first heard on The Kinks?? MUSWELL HILBILLIES), ??The Real World? (from 2007??s acclaimed solo album, WORKING MAN??S CAF?) and ??The Getaway? (from 2006??s OTHER PEOPLES LIVES).
OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA ACT II was arranged and produced by Ray Davies; the album was co-produced by Guy Massey and John Jackson. All songs by Ray Davies. - .. ACT 2Limited double 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Includes digital download. 2018 release from the former Kinks singer/songwriter. This release is the follow-up to his 2017 LP Americana. According to Davies, Our Country: Americana Act II "follows my journey across America; through endless tours not just to reclaim the Kinks' career, but to rediscover the country that offered me my earliest inspirations," Our Country: Americana Act II was preceded by it's first single and opening track "Our Country," a rootsy rocker about Davies' conflicted relationship with America. "This is my country/And I can't believe/That one day I'd want to leave these shores forever," Davies sings on the chorus. "The book [Americana] has got some song references in it and the songs are part of the narrative, so the trick was to get the record to stand up as a record as well as being part of a series," Davies says. "I think people that like the first album understand where it's going. [Our Country] is what happens when you get there."Gatefold jacket with hype sticker and "We Are Vinyl" sticker
Jacket incorrectly lists "A Street Called Hope" as C1, but the sticker on the back says "A Street Called Hope" on side B (not the first song on side C)
Pre-recording and programming by Ray Davies and Josh Green at Konk Studios, The Attic On the Hill, and Mr. Lambert's Flat
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No. of tracks: |
19 |
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Manufacturer No.: |
88985480301 |
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