Arthur (Album)

align="center" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black;" colspan="3"|Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
lign="center" colspan="3"|
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by The Kinks
eleased colspan=2|October 1969
ecorded colspan=2|Pye Studios, 1969
a href="/encyclopedia/Musical-genre" title="Musical genre">Genre colspan=2|Rock
ength colspan=2|49 min 18 sec
a href="/encyclopedia/Record-label" title="Record label">Label colspan=2|Pye Records (UK) Reprise Records (US)
a href="/encyclopedia/Record-producer" title="Record producer">Producer colspan=2|Ray Davies
gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"|Professional reviews
gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"|The Kinks Chronology
i>The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
(1968)
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
(1969)
Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
(1970)
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is a concept album by British rock band The Kinks. It was released in 1969. The concept of Arthur is a man named Arthur and his family emigrate from England to Australia. The songs describe the England that Arthur once knew, what he'll find in Australia and the death of his brother in the Battle of the Somme in WWI, among other things. The album was written as a potential soundtrack to a film following approximately the same storyline, however, the film was never produced.

Track Listing

All songs written by Ray Davies.
  1. "Victoria" - 3:40
  2. "Yes Sir, No Sir" - 3:46
  3. "Some Mother's Son" - 3:25
  4. "Drivin'" - 3:21
  5. "Brainwashed" - 2:34
  6. "Australia" - 6:46
  7. "Shangri-La" - 5:20
  8. "Mr. Churchill Says" - 4:42
  9. "She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina" - 3:07
  10. "Young And Innocent Days" - 3:21
  11. "Nothing To Say" - 3:08
  12. "Arthur" - 5:27

Song Notes

Dave Davies has stated in interviews that he feels "Shangri-La" to be one of the best songs ever written by Ray Davies.

Personnel

Personnel - Production

  • Dave Davies - Producer
  • Lew Warburton - Conductor
  • Andrew Hendriksen - Engineer
  • Brian Humphries - Engineer on "Drivin'"
  • Bob Lawrie - Album art

 

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