Think Visual

Think Visual is the twenty-second studio album by English rock band, The Kinks, released in 1986.

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." However, this was abandoned.

Track listing

All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted.

  • "Working at the Factory" – 2:58
  • "Lost and Found" – 5:19
  • "Repetition" – 4:06
  • "Welcome to Sleazy Town" – 3:50
  • "The Video Shop" – 5:15
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" – 3:43 (Dave Davies)
  • "How Are You" – 4:27
  • "Think Visual" – 3:12
  • "Natural Gift" – 3:44
  • "Killing Time" – 4:02
  • "When You Were a Child" – 3:40 (Dave Davies)
  • Personnel

  • Ray Daviesrhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dave Davieslead guitar, vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
  • Ian Gibbons – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Rodfordbass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bob Henritdrums except on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
  • Mick Avory – drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
  • Kim Goody – backing vocals
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Think Visual

    by: kinks

    Productivity is getting higher and higher oh, oh, yeh
    But profitability is getting tighter and tighter oh, oh, yeh
    When you see our face in the market place we gotta clean cut image to keep
    (The competition is getting tighter and tighter)
    We gotta advertise, we gotta merchandise, ooh, oh, yeh
    Flash those teeth
    Competition's on the rise
    Open those eyes better get computerised
    Think visual, think visual, think visual
    Think visual, think visual, show your personality
    Marketing says we gotta merchandise
    But economy says we gotta minimise huh -
    We gotta budget to face and the marketplace is full of competition, competition
    Think digital, synthisise, computerise, think visual
    Productivity, marketability, higher and higher
    Flash those teeth, open those eyes
    Think visual, think visual
    Flash those teeth, competitions on the rise
    Open those eyes, better get computerised
    Think visual, think visual, think visual
    Think visual, think visual, push the button and see
    Marketing say we gotta goal to chase
    But economy says we gotta budget to face
    Get your attitude straight, 'Cos it's all in your mind
    And it's never too late to get a new design
    And if you wanna compete you gotta visualise
    Flash those teeth, come on open those eyes




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