One for the Road (The Kinks album)

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One for the Road
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Live album by
Released4 June 1980
Recorded3 March 1979 – 4 March 1980
Genre Rock
Length77:21
Label Arista
Producer Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Low Budget
(1979)
One for the Road
(1980)
Give the People What They Want
(1981)
Singles from One for the Road
  1. "Lola"
    Released: July 1980 (US)
  2. "You Really Got Me"
    Released: 29 October 1980 (US)

One for the Road is a 1980 live album and video [1] by the Kinks. It was released on 4 June 1980 on LP and cassette in the US, on video on 25 June 1980 in the US, and on 1 August 1980 in the UK.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone positive [3]
Smash Hits Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Most of the recordings date from a portion of the 1979-1980 American tour in support of the band's Low Budget album, hence the inclusion of six songs from that LP. Those songs were augmented by a selection of hits dating back to the band's formation in 1964.

In his 1980 review of the album for Smash Hits , David Hepworth said that the album was "as convincing an argument for banning live albums as you'll find". [4] In their brief review, AllMusic wrote that "One for the Road is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a glorious pop song was out of their grasp." [2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ray Davies.

  1. "Opening" – 1:43 recorded at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, 4 March 1980
  2. "Hard Way" – 2:42 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 3 March 1979
  3. "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" – 4:49 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 September 1979
  4. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 2:16 recorded at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts, 6 March 1979
  5. Intro: Lola – 0:54 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 September 1979
  6. "Lola" – 4:47 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 September 1979
  7. "Pressure" – 1:31 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 September 1979
  8. "All Day and All of the Night" – 3:45 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 3 March 1979
  9. "20th Century Man" – 6:19 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 3 March 1979 *
  10. "Misfits" – 3:57 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 September 1979
  11. "Prince of the Punks" – 3:52 recorded at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, 4 March 1980
  12. "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:38 recorded at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, 4 March 1980
  13. "Low Budget" – 5:57 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 September 1979
  14. "Attitude" – 3:52 recorded at The Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
  15. "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" – 6:29 recorded at The Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
  16. "National Health" – 4:08 recorded at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, 4 March 1980
  17. "Till the End of the Day" – 2:42 recorded at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, 4 March 1980
  18. "Celluloid Heroes" – 7:22 recorded at The Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
  19. "You Really Got Me" – 3:35 recorded at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts, 6 March 1979
  20. "Victoria" – 2:34 recorded at The Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
  21. "David Watts" – 2:05 recorded at Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, 4 March 1980

(*) omitted from original CD but reinstated on remastered CD
LP side 1: tracks 1–7
LP side 2: tracks 8–12
LP side 3: tracks 13–16
LP side 4: tracks 17–21

Video

  1. "Opening"
  2. "All Day and All of the Night"
  3. Intro: Lola
  4. "Lola"
  5. "Low Budget"
  6. "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"
  7. "Attitude"
  8. "Celluloid Heroes"
  9. "Hard Way"
  10. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"
  11. "You Really Got Me"
  12. "Pressure"
  13. "Catch Me Now I'm Falling"
  14. "Victoria"
  15. "Day-O" (snippet sung)

Personnel

The Kinks

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1980 Billboard Pop Albums14

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium35,000 [5]
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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