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Percy is a 1971 film soundtrack for the British comedy film Percy performed by the English rock group the Kinks with additional orchestral arrangements conducted by Stanley Myers. It was released as the band’s ninth official studio album. The songs were written by Ray Davies and include both standard rock/pop songs and instrumental numbers.

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Percy
Soundtrack album by the Kinks
Released	26 March 1971
Recorded	October 1970 – January 1971
Studio	Morgan, London
Length	33:03
Label	Pye NSPL 18365
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks UK chronology
Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) Percy (1971) Muswell Hillbillies (1971)
Singles from Percy
"God's Children" Released: 1971

Singles and compilations

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]

"God's Children" was issued as a single (b/w either "Moments" or "The Way Love Used to Be", depending on the country) in April 1971. In the UK a 4-track EP was also released featuring "God's Children", "The Way Love Used To Be", "Moments" and "Dreams". This was the Kinks' last release with Pye while they were still under contract. Unlike the album, the single was released in the US (in July) but failed to chart there or in the UK. It was a minor hit in Australia (reaching #53) and New Zealand (#21). In the US the tracks "God's Children" and "Willesden Green" were included on The Kink Kronikles compilation in 1972. "The Way Love Used to Be" was included on 1973's The Great Lost Kinks Album.

"Willesden Green" is the only song released by the Kinks to feature lead vocals by a band member other than a Davies brother.^{[citation needed]} Bassist John Dalton sings lead vocals on the track, doing an impression of Elvis Presley.

Never released in the US, this album was by far the most commonly imported to the US of all of the Kinks' Pye albums. Both Jem and Imports Unlimited kept this album on their import lists throughout the 1970s.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Davies.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"God's Children"	3:16
2.	"Lola" (instrumental blues jam version)	4:46
3.	"The Way Love Used to Be"	2:15
4.	"Completely" (instrumental)	3:41
5.	"Running Round Town" (instrumental)	1:06
6.	"Moments"	2:57

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animals in the Zoo"	2:22
2.	"Just Friends"	2:38
3.	"Whip Lady" (instrumental)	1:20
4.	"Dreams"	3:45
5.	"Helga" (instrumental)	1:57
6.	"Willesden Green"	2:27
7.	"God's Children – End" (instrumental)	0:29

1998 and 2004 CD reissue bonus tracks (mono mixes from the film)

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Dreams"
15.	"Moments"
16.	"The Way Love Used to Be" (version one)
17.	"The Way Love Used to Be" (version two)
18.	"The Way Love Used to Be" (version three)

2014 Sanctuary Records deluxe edition Disc 2 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Dreams" (remix)	3:24
15.	"Lola" (1970 mono single mix)	4:06
16.	"Apeman" (1970 mono single mix)	3:53
17.	"Rats" (1970 mono single mix)	2:42
18.	"Powerman" (mono mix)	4:26
19.	"The Moneygoround" (mono alternative version)	1:41
20.	"Apeman" (mono alternative version)	3:41
21.	"God's Children" (mono film mix)	3:18
22.	"The Way Love Used to Be" (mono film mix)	2:07
23.	"God's Children – End" (mono film mix)	0:50

• The 2014 deluxe edition of Percy is the second disc of the Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One deluxe edition. The 2-disc set is titled Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround & Percy.

Personnel

The Kinks

• Ray Davies – vocals, acoustic guitars, harmonica
• Dave Davies – 6 and 12-string electric guitars, vocals
• John Dalton – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Willesden Green"
• Mick Avory – drums
• John Gosling – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Stanley Myers – additional arrangement supervision

References

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