Kinks Frontman to Release Album of Famous Collaborations
Mumford & Sins and Metallica among those providing Kinks covers...
'See My Friends' will see classic Kinks songs re-recorded by Ray Davis alongside his famous friends.
It began after Davies recorded a version of 'Till the End of the Day' with Alex Chilton - singer of the Big Star - in 2009.
"This project came about almost by accident," says Davies, "With some tracks I had to appreciate the style of the other artists, otherwise it would have sounded unbalanced. And I wanted the album to work as an entire listening experience but each track had a life of its own,"
'See My Friends' comes out November 1.
The tracklisting for ‘See My Friends’ is:
1. Better Things - Ray Davies & Bruce Springsteen
2. Celluloid Heroes - Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
3. Days/This Time Tomorrow - Ray Davies & Mumford & Sons
4. Long Way From Home - Ray Davies, Lucinda Williams & The 88
5. You Really Got Me - Ray Davies & Metallica
6. Lola - Ray Davies & Paloma Faith
7. Waterloo Sunset - Ray Davies & Jackson Browne
8. 'Til The End of The Day - Ray Davies, Alex Chilton & The 88
9. Dead End Street - Ray Davies & Amy Macdonald
10. See My Friends Ray Davies & Spoon
11. This Is Where I Belong - Ray Davies & Black Francis
12. David Watts - Ray Davies & The 88
13. Tired Of Waiting - Ray Davies & Gary Lightbody
14. All Day And All Of The Night/Destroyer - Ray Davies & Billy Corgan
Tagged as Mumford & Sons, The Kinks, Metallica, Albums, Collaboration
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