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Ray Davies

Americana


The first solo studio album in nearly a decade from acclaimed singer songwriter, Ray Davies. The 15-track collection of originals serves as a master-crafted return for one of the greatest songwriters of the past 50 years, and follows Davies’ 2013 memoir of the same name, using the book as both source material and creative catalyst. Davies enlisted The Jayhawks as backing band, and recorded the album in London at legendary Kinks studio, Konk. Americana was written, conceived, and arranged, by Davies, and co-produced with Guy Massey and John Jackson. The album is an autobiographical work, chronicling the inextricable role America has played in Davies’ life. From his earliest days touring the U.S. with the Kinks and subsequent blacklisting by the American Musicians Union, to his years playing stadiums and eventually settling in New York and New Orleans for a time, America has served as both muse and tempest to Davies. The songs on Americana dig into the rich American musical tapestry, through the lens of Davies’ own wholly unique American experience. The music swerves from the open-road manifesto of The Great Highway, to a delicate duet with The Jayhawks’ Karan Grotberg on Message From The Road, A Place In Your Heart, to Poetry, which offers a vital reminder of Davies’ ability to spin small detail into penetrating truth. The album also features a number of short spoken-word passages from Davies’ memoir.

Tracklist
  • 1. Americana
    2. The Deal
    3. Poetry
    4. Message from the Road
    5. A Place in Your Heart
    6. The Mystery Room
    7. Silent Movie
    8. Rock 'N' Roll Cowboys
    9. Change for Change
    10. The Man Upstairs
    11. I've Heard That Beat Before
    12. A Long Drive Home to Tarzana
    13. The Great Highway
    14. The Invaders
    15. Wings of Fantasy

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