Soap Opera (album)
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Studio album by The Kinks | ||
Released | 1975 | |
Recorded | August 1974 - October 1974 | |
Genre | Rock and roll | |
Length | 52:29 | |
Label | Velvel | |
Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |
Professional reviews | ||
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The Kinks chronology | ||
Preservation: Acts 1 & 2 (1974) |
Soap Opera (1975) |
Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975) |
Soap Opera or The Kinks Present A Soap Opera is a 1975 album by The Kinks. It tells a loose story about an unnamed "Star" who changes places with an "ordinary man" named Norman in order to better understand life.
[edit] Track listing
- All songs by Ray Davies
- "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" – 2:57
- "Ordinary People" – 3:49
- "Rush Hour Blues" – 4:27
- "Nine to Five" – 1:48
- "When Work Is Over" – 2:06
- "Have Another Drink" – 2:41
- "Underneath the Neon Sign" – 3:53
- "Holiday Romance" – 3:10
- "You Make It All Worthwhile" – 3:49
- "Ducks on the Wall" – 3:20
- "A Face in the Crowd" – 2:17
- "You Can't Stop the Music" – 3:12
Bonus tracks on 1998 CD reissue
- "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" (single version) – 2:54
- "Ordinary People" [live] – 3:44
- "You Make It All Worthwhile" [live] – 4:17
- "Underneath the Neon Sign" [live] – 4:05