Sleepwalker

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"Sleepwalker" is a 1977 rock album by the Kinks that marked the band's transition to a more polished, arena-rock sound and renewed their commercial success.

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Sleepwalker canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock album
studio album
artist The Kinks
associatedAct Dave Davies
Ray Davies
chronology The Kinks studio albums
composer Ray Davies
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive
featuresMusician Andy Pyle
Dave Davies
John Gosling
Mick Avory
Ray Davies
follows The Kinks’ concept album period
genre arena rock
rock
hasCoverArt Sleepwalker (The Kinks album) cover image
hasPart Brother
Full Moon
Juke Box Music
Life Goes On
Life on the Road
Mr. Big Man
Sleepless Night
Sleepwalker (song)
linked to: Sleepwalker

Stormy Sky
hasSingle Juke Box Music
Sleepwalker (song)
linked to: Sleepwalker
language English
length approximately 40 minutes
lyricist Ray Davies
mainSongwriter Ray Davies
musicBrainzType Album
nextWork Misfits
notableFor marking The Kinks’ transition to a more polished arena-rock sound
reviving The Kinks’ commercial success in the late 1970s
partOf The Kinks discography
performer The Kinks
previousWork Schoolboys in Disgrace
primaryGenrePeriod late 1970s rock
producer Ray Davies
publicationDate 1977-02-12
recordedAt Konk Studios, London
recordingPeriod 1976
recordLabel Arista Records
releaseYear 1977

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The Kinks hasPart Sleepwalker