The Ultimate Collection (The Kinks album)

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The Ultimate Collection
Compilation album by The Kinks
Released	May 27, 2002
Recorded	1964–1996
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	141:23
Label	Castle
The Kinks chronology
The Marble Arch Years (2001) The Ultimate Collection (2002) The Pye Album Collection (2005)

The Ultimate Collection is a greatest hits compilation by British rock band The Kinks. It was released in the UK on May 27, 2002.

The album includes all the hits, spanning from their debut album (1964's The Kinks) to their 1984 album Word of Mouth. It was released in a double CD version.

In August of 2007 The Ultimate Collection reached #48 in the UK top 100 album chart and #1 in the UK Indie album chart.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Ray Davies except where noted.

[edit] Disc one

1. "You Really Got Me"
2. "All Day and All of the Night"
3. "Tired of Waiting for You"
4. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"
5. "Set Me Free"
6. "See My Friend"
7. "Till the End of the Day"
8. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
9. "Sunny Afternoon"
10. "Dead End Street"
11. "Waterloo Sunset"
12. "Death of a Clown" (Dave Davies)
13. "Autumn Almanac"
14. "Susannah's Still Alive" (Dave Davies)
15. "Wonderboy"
16. "Days"
17. "Plastic Man"
18. "Victoria"
19. "Lola"
20. "Apeman"
21. "Supersonic Rocket Ship"
22. "Better Things"
23. "Come Dancing"
24. "Don't Forget to Dance"

[edit] Disc two

1. "David Watts"
2. "Stop Your Sobbing"
3. "Dandy"
4. "Mr. Pleasant"
5. "I Gotta Move"
6. "Who'll Be the Next in Line"
7. "I Need You"
8. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"
9. "Sittin' on My Sofa"
10. "A Well Respected Man"
11. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"
12. "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" (Dave Davies)
13. "She's Got Everything"
14. "Starstruck"
15. "Shangri-La"
16. "God's Children"
17. "Celluloid Heroes"
18. "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"
19. "Do It Again"
20. "Living on a Thin Line" (Dave Davies)

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