Give the People What They Want (The Kinks album)

Give the People What They Want
Give the People What They Want
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	15 August 1981 (US); 15 January 1982 (UK)
Recorded	May 1979 – June 1981
Studio	Konk Studios, London
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	41:09
Label	Arista
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Singles from Give the People What They Want
	"Better Things"; Released: 19 June 1981 (UK); 28 November 1981 (US); "Destroyer"; Released: 28 September 1981 (US); "Predictable"; Released: 30 October 1981 (UK);

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
Robert Christgau	C+^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Give the People What They Want is the nineteenth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. It was released in August 1981 in the US but not until January 1982 in Europe. It was delayed because lead singer Ray Davies wanted to produce a full-length video for the album but financing fell through. Also scrapped were plans to remix the album for the European market. It was initially aimed to be a statement on the media.

Reissue[]

When the Kinks' six Arista studio albums, initially released between 1977 and 1984, were reissued in 1999, Give the People What They Want was the only one that did not contain bonus tracks, although the single release of "Better Things" was slightly different from the album version. The British single of "Better Things" also included a non-album B-side, "Massive Reductions", which was different from the version of the song from the band's 1984 album Word of Mouth.

All tracks are written by Ray Davies.

Side 1 Predictable
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Around the Dial"	4:45
2.	"Give the People What They Want"	3:45
3.	"Killers Eyes"	4:40
4.	"Predictable"	3:31
5.	"Add It Up"	3:14

Side 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Destroyer"	3:47
2.	"Yo-Yo"	4:10
3.	"Back to Front"	3:15
4.	"Art Lover"	3:22
5.	"A Little Bit of Abuse"	3:45
6.	"Better Things"	2:59

Personnel[]

The Kinks

Ray Davies – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dave Davies – guitar, vocals
Jim Rodford – bass
Mick Avory – drums
Ian Gibbons – keyboards

with:

Chrissie Hynde – vocals on "Predictable", "Add It Up", "Art Lover" and "A Little Bit of Abuse" (uncredited)

Technical

Ben Fenner – engineer
Robert Ellis – photography

Notes[]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Give the People What They Want > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
^ Blender review Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Christgau, Robert. "The Kinks". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
^ Schaffner, Nicholas. Rolling Stone (12 November 1981): 63. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Give the People What They Want > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

[2] Blender review Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Christgau, Robert. "The Kinks". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

[rollingstone-4] Schaffner, Nicholas. Rolling Stone (12 November 1981): 63. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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