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Think Visual is the twenty-second studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in 1986. It peaked at #81 on the Billboard chart.[5]

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[1] UK: London Germany: Metronome
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Word of Mouth (1984) Think Visual (1986) UK Jive (1989)
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	[2]
Blender	[3]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[4]

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."[6]

Track listing

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

Additional personnel

• Kim Goody – backing vocals on "Think Visual"
• Mick Avory – drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"

Technical

• Ben Fenner – engineer
• Dave Powell – engineer
• David Baker – engineer
• Damian Korner – engineer

Cover design Design and photography by Icon: Richard Evans and Andrew Ellis

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.

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