Other People's Lives
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| Other People's Lives | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 February 2006[1] | |||
| Studio | Konk Studios, Hornsey, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 61:23 | |||
| Label | V2 | |||
| Producer | Ray Davies | |||
| Ray Davies chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10)[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Other People's Lives is the third studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ray Davies. It reached the top 40 in the UK Albums Chart in February 2006[citation needed] and 122 in the US Billboard 200.[citation needed] Released on V2 Records, it was Davies' third solo album, but his first straightforward studio release.
Release and reception
[edit]Promotional singles were distributed to radio for the tracks "Things Are Gonna Change (The Morning After)" and "Over My Head". No singles were commercially released.[citation needed]
The title song appeared in the radio program This American Life, episode 344: "The Competition".[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ray Davies
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Things Are Gonna Change (The Morning After)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "After the Fall" | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Next Door Neighbour" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "All She Wrote" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Creatures of Little Faith" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Run Away from Time" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "The Tourist" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Is There Life After Breakfast?" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "The Getaway (Lonesome Train)" | 6:31 |
| 10. | "Other People's Lives" | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Stand Up Comic" | 4:31 |
| 12. | "Over My Head" | 5:58 |
| 13. | "Thanksgiving Day" | 6:15 |
| Total length: | 61:23 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Ray Davies - guitar, piano, Mellotron, Hammond organ, Vox organ, bass guitar, vocals
- Mark Johns - guitar, dobro, slide guitar, E-bow
- Steve Bolton - guitar
- Dick Nolan, Norman Watt-Roy, David Swift - bass guitar
- Dylan Howe, Toby Baron - drums
- John Beecham, Mike Cotton, Nick Payn - horn section on "Next Door Neighbor"
- Phil Veacock - saxophone on "Stand Up Comic"
- Matt Winch - trumpet on "Thanksgiving Day"
- Milton McDonald - guitar on "Thanksgiving Day"
- Serge Krebs - SFX effects and loops on "The Tourist"
- Isabel Fructuoso - vocals on "Other People's Lives"
- Alida Giusti, Dick Nolan, Linda McBride, Martin Davies, Martin Rex, Serge Krebs - Konk choir on "Stand Up Comic"
- Technical
- Laurie Latham, Graham Dominy - engineer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Other People's Lives - Ray Davies". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Marc Hogan (14 March 2006). "Ray Davies: Other People's Lives". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ David Fricke (15 February 2006). "Ray Davies - Other People's Lives". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Episode Archive - 344: The Competition". This American Life. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
