''Working Man's Café'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter
Ray Davies
Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the Rock music, rock band the Kinks, which he led, with his younger brother Dave Davies, Dave pro ...
released on 22 October 2007 in the UK. A day earlier, on 21 October, a ten track promotional copy of the album (minus bonus tracks "Hymn for a New Age" and "The Real World") was "given away" with the ''
Sunday Times
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'' newspaper in the UK. The album was released in the US on
New West
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/Ammal Records on 19 February 2008.
The cafe pictured in the artwork i
Lane Cafe located within walking distance of
Konk Studios
Konk is the name of a recording studio
.
Track listing
The American Deluxe Edition also contains a separate DVD with a twenty-minute short film named ''Americana: A Work in Progress'', filmed and directed by Ray Davies, featuring footage from the ''Storyteller'' tour that took place in the autumn of 2001.
Personnel
* Ray Davies - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, background vocals
*
Pat Buchanan (musician), Patrick Buchanan - electric guitar
*
Ray Kennedy
Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021) was an English Association football, footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kennedy playe ...
- additional electric guitar, percussion
* Craig Young - bass
* Tim Lauer - keyboards
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Shannon Otis Forrest - drums
* Karin Forsman, Ray Kennedy - background vocals
*
Mick Avory
Michael Charles Avory (born 15 February 1944) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the English rock band the Kinks. He joined them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remained with them until 1984 ...
- percussion on "You're Asking Me"
* Nick Payne - tenor and baritone saxophone on "Morphine Song"
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Mike Cotton - trumpet on "Morphine Song"
* Simon Edwards - bass on "One More Time"
* Martyn Baker - drums on "One More Time"
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Bill Lloyd - electric guitar on "The Real World"
;Technical
* Rob Crane - design
* Chris Clunn - photography
External links
The Official Ray Davies Website
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2007 albums
Ray Davies albums
V2 Records albums
Albums produced by Ray Davies