UK Jive

UK Jive
UK Jive
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	2 October 1989
Recorded	December 1988 – April 1989; (except "Entertainment": June 1981)
Studio	Konk, London
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	44:11
Label	MCA (US); London (UK);
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Singles from UK Jive
	"Down All the Days (Till 1992)"; Released: 1989; "How Do I Get Close"; Released: 1990;

Last updated August 17, 2025

Professional ratings
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UK Jive is the twenty-third studio album by the English rock group, the Kinks, released in 1989. It was the first album in almost three years since the 1986 album, Think Visual .

Overview

UK Jive is the second and last studio album by the band on the MCA and London labels.

It was also the last studio album to feature keyboardist Ian Gibbons who left during the sessions. Gibbons would later rejoin in time for the group's swan song live album To the Bone .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aggravation"	6:10
2.	"How Do I Get Close"	5:07
3.	"UK Jive"	3:49
4.	"Now and Then"	3:32
5.	"What Are We Doing"	3:38
Total length:		22:28

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Entertainment"		4:19
2.	"War Is Over"		3:41
3.	"Down All the Days (Till 1992)"		4:57
4.	"Loony Balloon"		5:03
5.	"Dear Margaret"	Dave Davies	3:27
Total length:			21:42

Bonus tracks on CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Bright Lights"	Dave Davies	3:28
12.	"Perfect Strangers"	Dave Davies	4:27
Total length:			52:08

Personnel

The Kinks

Ray Davies – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dave Davies – lead guitar, vocals
Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals
Ian Gibbons – keyboards, backing vocals
Bob Henrit – drums, percussion
Mark Haley – additional keyboards on "Down All the Days (Till 1992)"^[4]

Additional personnel

Mick Avory – drums, percussion on "Entertainment", production
Alan O'Duffy – assistant to producer
Joe Gibb, Alan O'Duffy – engineer
Trevor Rogers – photography

References

↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "UK Jive – The Kinks &#124 Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "UK Jive – The Kinks &#124 Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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↑ Doug Hinman (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 298, 300. ISBN 0-87930-765-X.

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[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "UK Jive – The Kinks &#124 Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "UK Jive – The Kinks &#124 Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

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[4] Doug Hinman (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 298, 300. ISBN 0-87930-765-X.

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Studio albums	Kinks (1964) Kinks-Size (1965; US-only) Kinda Kinks (1965) Kinkdom (1965; US-only) The Kink Kontroversy (1965) Face to Face (1966) Something Else (1967) Village Green Preservation Society (1968) Arthur (1969) Lola Versus Powerman (1970) Percy (1971) Muswell Hillbillies (1971) Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) Preservation Act 1 (1973) Preservation Act 2 (1974) Soap Opera (1975) Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975) Sleepwalker (1977) Misfits (1978) Low Budget (1979) Give the People What They Want (1981) State of Confusion (1983) Word of Mouth (1984) Think Visual (1986) UK Jive (1989) Phobia (1993)
Live albums	Live at Kelvin Hall (1968) One for the Road (1980) Live: The Road (1988) To the Bone (1994/1996) BBC Sessions: 1964–1977 (2001)
EPs	Kinksize Session (1964) Kwyet Kinks (1965)
Compilations	The Kinks Greatest Hits! (1966) Well Respected Kinks (1966) Sunny Afternoon (1967) Then Now and Inbetween (1969) The Kink Kronikles (1972) The Great Lost Kinks Album (1973) Come Dancing with The Kinks (1986) The Kinks Are Well Respected Men (1987) The Ultimate Collection (2002) Picture Book (2008) The Kinks in Mono (2012) Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies (2012) The Essential Kinks (2014) The Journey, Pt. 1 (2023) The Journey, Pt. 2 (2023)
Unreleased projects	Four More Respected Gentlemen A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies)
Concert tours	1965 UK tour 1965 US tour
Related articles	Discography Band members Konk The Kast Off Kinks Argent X-Ray Do It Again Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks Sunny Afternoon (musical)
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