Think Visual

Think Visual
Studio album by The Kinks
Released	17 November 1986
Recorded	January 1986 and June–August 1986
Studio	Konk Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	44:22
Language	English
Label	US: MCA UK: London Germany: Metronome
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Word of Mouth (1984)Word of Mouth1984 Think Visual (1986) UK Jive (1989)UK Jive1989
Singles from Think Visual
"Rock 'n' Roll Cities" Released: 1986 "How Are You" Released: 1986 "Lost and Found" Released: 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[3]

Think Visual is the twenty-second studio album by English rock band, The Kinks, released in 1986.

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."^[4] However, this was abandoned.

Track listing

All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted.

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" – 3:43 (Dave Davies)
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" – 3:40 (Dave Davies)

Personnel

The Kinks

• Ray Davies – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, harmonica
• Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" and "When You Were a Child"
• Ian Gibbons – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jim Rodford – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bob Henrit – drums, percussion except on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
• Mick Avory – drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"

with:

• Kim Goody – backing vocals on "Think Visual"

Technical

• Ben Fenner, Dave Powell, David Baker, Damian Korner - engineer

References

Citations

Sources

• Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961-1996. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879307653.