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Kinda Kinks is the second album by English rock band the Kinks, released in 1965. Recorded and released within two weeks after returning from a tour in Asia, Ray Davies and the band were not satisfied with the production. The single "Tired of Waiting for You" was a #1 hit on the UK Singles Charts.

Kinda Kinks
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	5 March 1965 (1965-03-05)
Recorded	24 August and 22 December 1964 – 17 February 1965[1]
Studio	Pye, London
Genre	Beat[2] R&B[3][4] garage rock[5] rock and roll[6]
Length	27:37
Label	Pye (UK) Reprise (US)
Producer	Shel Talmy
The Kinks chronology
Kinks (1964) Kinda Kinks (1965) The Kink Kontroversy (1965)
The Kinks US chronology
Kinks-Size (1965) Kinda Kinks (1965) Kinkdom (1965)
Singles from Kinda Kinks
"Tired of Waiting for You"/"Come on Now" Released: 15 January 1965

Production

The album was recorded immediately after the return of the group from an Asian tour, and was completed and released within two weeks.[7][8][9] Consequently, the production was rushed and, according to Ray Davies, the band was not completely satisfied with the final cuts.[8][9] Due to record company pressure, however, no time was available to fix certain flaws present in the mix. Ray Davies has expressed his dissatisfaction towards the production not being up to par. Commenting on this, he said: "A bit more care should have been taken with it. I think (producer) Shel Talmy went too far in trying to keep in the rough edges. Some of the double tracking on that is appalling. It had better songs on it than the first album, but it wasn't executed in the right way. It was just far too rushed."[10]

Releases

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Record Mirror	[11]

It was released by Pye in the UK on 5 March 1965, and by Reprise in the USA on 11 August 1965. The US release had a rearranged track listing and repackaged cover. Several tracks were removed, and the single "Set Me Free", released two months after the UK issue of Kinda Kinks, was unique to the album's US release. In the UK, the album was only released in mono; no stereo mix was made.

The single "Tired of Waiting for You" was a #1 hit on the UK Singles Charts.[12] The album itself hit #3 on the UK Album Charts.[12]

"Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" was released as a single in Norway and Sweden in 1966, backed with "I Need You", reaching 7 on the Swedish charts.[13]

Legacy

Bruce Eder, in a retrospective summary for AllMusic, wrote that the album was uneven, but that "...what was first-rate was also highly memorable, and what wasn't also wasn't bad." They also made note of some maturing in Ray Davies's songwriting.[8]

Track listing

In all markets except the US

All tracks are written by Ray Davies except where noted.

Side one

1. "Look for Me Baby" – 2:17
2. "Got My Feet on the Ground" (R. Davies, Dave Davies) – 2:14
3. "Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout that Girl" – 2:44
4. "Naggin' Woman" (Jimmy Anderson, Jerry West) – 2:36
5. "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" – 2:01
6. "Tired of Waiting for You" – 2:31

Side two

1. "Dancing in the Street" (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Marvin Gaye) – 2:20
2. "Don't Ever Change" – 2:25
3. "Come on Now" – 1:49
4. "So Long" – 2:10
5. "You Shouldn't Be Sad" – 2:03
6. "Something Better Beginning" – 2:26

Original US release

All tracks are written by Ray Davies except where noted.

Side one

1. "Look for Me Baby" – 2:17
2. "Got My Feet on the Ground" – 2:14
3. "Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl" – 2:44
4. "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" – 2:01
5. "Set Me Free" – 2:12

Side two

1. "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" – 2:16
2. "Dancing in the Street" (Stevenson, Gaye) – 2:20
3. "Don't Ever Change" – 2:25
4. "So Long" – 2:10
5. "You Shouldn't Be Sad" – 2:03
6. "Something Better Beginning" – 2:26

Personnel

According to band researcher Doug Hinman:[14]

The Kinks

• Ray Davies – lead vocals, electric rhythm guitar; acoustic guitar ("Nothin' in the World", "Don't Ever Change" and "So Long"); piano ("Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight", "You Shouldn't Be Sad" and "Something Better Beginning")
• Dave Davies – backing vocals, electric guitar; lead vocals ("Got My Feet On the Ground", "Naggin'" and "Wonder Where My Baby is Tonight")
• Pete Quaife – backing vocals, bass guitar
• Mick Avory – drums

Additional musicians

• Rasa Davies – backing vocals ("Look for Me Baby", "Dancing in the Street", "You Shouldn't Be Sad" and "Something Better Beginning")

Production

• Bob Auger – engineer
• Glyn Johns – engineer ("Got My Feet on the Ground")
• Shel Talmy – producer

References

Sources

External links

• Kinda Kinks at kindakinks.net

На других языках

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- [en] Kinda Kinks

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[it] Kinda Kinks

Kinda Kinks è il secondo album pubblicato dalla band inglese The Kinks nel 1965. È stato pubblicato negli Stati Uniti sotto il titolo di Kinks Kinkdom, con una lista dei brani molto diversa rispetto alla versione britannica. Tutte le tracce audio della versione americana possono essere trovate nella versione CD di Kinda Kinks, The Kinks Kontroversy e Face to Face, come bonus tracks.

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[ru] Kinda Kinks

Kinda Kinks (рус. Своего рода Kinks) — второй студийный альбом британской рок-группы The Kinks, выпущенный 5 марта 1965 года лейблом Pye Records в Великобритании и 11 августа 1965 года лейблом Reprise Records в США. Записанный и выпущенный в течение двух недель после возвращения из турне по Азии, Рей Дэвис и остальные участники группы не были удовлетворены продюсированием. Сингл «Tired of Waiting for You» стал хитом № 1 в UK Singles Charts.

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