Working Man's Café

Release info:

Produced by: Ray Davies, Ray Kennedy
Release date: 19 Feb, 2008
Record label & catalog #: New West Records/Ammal Records NW6137
Country: USA
Format: CD/DVD set
Release type: Ray Davies solo release
Description/Notes: "deluxe" CD/DVD set

Tracks:

Disc 1: CD
1. Vietnam Cowboys   stereo mix (4:12), recorded Feb 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
2. You're Asking Me   stereo mix (3:22), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
3. Working Man's Café   stereo mix (3:41), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
4. Morphine Song   stereo mix (4:18), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
5. In A Moment   stereo mix (4:29), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
6. Peace In Our Time   stereo mix (4:39), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
7. No One Listen   stereo mix (3:13), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
8. Imaginary Man   stereo mix (4:09), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
9. One More Time   stereo mix (4:28), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee. Drums & bass recorded at Konk Studios,
10. The Voodoo Walk   stereo mix (4:24), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
11. Hymn For A New Age   stereo mix (3:42), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
12. The Real World   stereo mix (5:06), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
13. Angola (Wrong Side Of The Law)   stereo mix (4:29), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee (unconfirmed)
14. I, The Victim   stereo mix, rough mix, recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee (unconfirmed)
15. Vietnam Cowboys   stereo mix, demo version (2:52), recorded early 2007? at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
16. The Voodoo Walk   stereo mix, demo version (4:25), recorded early 2007? at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
   
Disc 2: DVD
1. Americana: A Work In Progress (A film by Ray Davies)


Liner Notes:

CD:

All Music Written, Arranged and Produced by Ray Davies.
Co-Produced by Ray Kennedy.
Published by Sony/ATV Music and Davray Music Limited.

All tracks recorded at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee by Ray Kennedy and John Hurley.
except the demos of Vietnam Cowboys and The Voodoo Walk which were recorded in London by Ray Davies
Mixed by Ray Kennedy at Konk Studios, London except Drums and Bass on Track 9,
Drums by Martyn Barker and Bass by Simon Edwards at Konk Studios London.
Assistant Engineers in London - Serge Krebs and Ben Mason.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME.

Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar by Ray Davies
Electric Guitars by Patrick Buchanan
Drums by Shannon Otis Forrest
Bass Guitar by Craig Young
Keyboards on Tracks 5, 7 and 12 by Timothy Lauer
All other Keyboards by Ray Davies
Backing Vocals by Ray Davies, Ray Kennedy and Karin Forsman
Additional Electric Guitars on Tracks 1, 8 and 10 by Ray Kennedy
Horns on Track 4: Trumpet by Mike Cotton, Tenor and Baritone Saxophone by Nick Payne.
Brass Band: Guellepumpi, Frenkendorf
Percussion on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 by Ray Kennedy
Percussion on Track 2 by Mick Avory. Electric Guitar on Track 12 by Special Guest Bill Lloyd.

DVD:

Filmed and Directed by Ray Davies
Assembled by Ray Davies and Martin Davies
Edited by Mark Trend
Post Production at Konk Studios
Weird Films 2007

Photography by Chris Clunn
Design by Rob Crane

Management: MCT mailbox@mctbold.com
UK: LTM mail@lunchtm.co.uk
©2008 New West Records. NW6137

Related Releases:

Working Man's Café 21 Oct, 2007 UK V2 Records International TST2007SM7GB CD
Working Man's Café 22 Oct, 2007 UK V2 Records International VVR1048572 CD
Working Man's Café 19 Feb, 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW6136 CD
Working Man's Café Mar 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW5010 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM


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