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Think Visual
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
Label	MCA (US); London (UK); Metronome (Germany);
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
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]

Think Visual is the twenty-second studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in 1986. It peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard chart.^[5]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Working at the Factory"		2:58
2.	"Lost and Found"		5:19
3.	"Repetition"		4:06
4.	"Welcome to Sleazy Town"		3:50
5.	"The Video Shop"		5:15
6.	"Rock 'n' Roll Cities"	Dave Davies	3:43
7.	"How Are You"		4:27
8.	"Think Visual"		3:12
9.	"Natural Gift"		3:44
10.	"Killing Time"		4:02
11.	"When You Were a Child"	Dave Davies	3:40
Total length:			44:22

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

^ "A KINK'S VISUAL THOUGHTS". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 1986.
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Think Visual – The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^ "Blender is coming soon". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
^ [1] Archived 6 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Kinks Think Visual Chart History". Billboard.
^ Hinman 2004, p. 280.

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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[1] "A KINK'S VISUAL THOUGHTS". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 1986.

[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Think Visual – The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[3] "Blender is coming soon". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.

[4] [1] Archived 6 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "The Kinks Think Visual Chart History". Billboard.

[FOOTNOTEHinman2004280-6] Hinman 2004, p. 280.

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