Think Visual
Studio album by
the Kinks
Released17 November 1986
RecordedJanuary 1986 and June–August 1986
StudioKonk Studios, London
GenreRock
Length44:22
LanguageEnglish
LabelUS: MCA[1]
UK: London
Germany: Metronome
ProducerRay Davies
The Kinks chronology
Word of Mouth
(1984) 		Think Visual
(1986) 		UK Jive
(1989)
Singles from Think Visual
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
    Released: 1986
  2. "How Are You"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Lost and Found"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[4]

Think Visual is the twenty-second studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in 1986. It peaked at #81 on the Billboard chart.[5]

According to Ray Davies, the album was originally going to be a concept album where his "spiv" character from the "Come Dancing" music video was put in the "environment of a video shop."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Working at the Factory" 2:58
2."Lost and Found" 5:19
3."Repetition" 4:06
4."Welcome to Sleazy Town" 3:50
5."The Video Shop" 5:15
6."Rock 'n' Roll Cities"Dave Davies3:43
7."How Are You" 4:27
8."Think Visual" 3:12
9."Natural Gift" 3:44
10."Killing Time" 4:02
11."When You Were a Child"Dave Davies3:40
Total length:44:22

Personnel

The Kinks

Additional personnel

Technical

Cover design Design and photography by Icon: Richard Evans and Andrew Ellis

References

Citations

  1. ^ "A KINK'S VISUAL THOUGHTS". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 1986.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Think Visual – The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Blender is coming soon". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 6 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "The Kinks Think Visual Chart History". Billboard.
  6. ^ Hinman 2004, p. 280.

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