Soap Opera (album)

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Soap Opera
Soap Opera cover
Studio album by The Kinks
Released 1975
Recorded August 1974 - October 1974
Genre Rock and roll
Length 37:30
Label RCA Victor
Producer Ray Davies
Professional reviews
The Kinks chronology
Preservation: Acts 1 & 2
(1974)		 Soap Opera
(1975)		 Schoolboys in Disgrace
(1975)

Soap Opera or The Kinks Present A Soap Opera is a 1975 album by The Kinks. It tells a loose story about an unnamed "Star" who changes places with an "ordinary man" named Norman in order to better understand life.

[edit] Track Listing

All songs by Ray Davies

Side One

  1. "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" – 2:57
  2. "Ordinary People" – 3:49
  3. "Rush Hour Blues" – 4:27
  4. "Nine to Five" – 1:48
  5. "When Work Is Over" – 2:06
  6. "Have Another Drink" – 2:41

Side Two

  1. "Underneath the Neon Sign" – 3:53
  2. "Holiday Romance" – 3:10
  3. "You Make It All Worthwhile" – 3:49
  4. "Ducks on the Wall" – 3:20
  5. "A Face in the Crowd" – 2:17
  6. "You Can't Stop the Music" – 3:12

[edit] Bonus Tracks

The following tracks were bonus tracks on 1998 CD reissue

  1. "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" (single version) – 2:54
  2. "Ordinary People" [live] – 3:44
  3. "You Make It All Worthwhile" [live] – 4:17
  4. "Underneath the Neon Sign" [live] – 4:05


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