- rock, pop rock
- 38 min
- 14 tracks
- Pye Records
Face to Face is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released on 28 October 1966. The album marked a shift from the hard-driving style of beat music that had catapulted the group to international acclaim in 1964, instead drawing heavily from baroque pop and music hall.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Party Line2:35
- A2Rosy Won’t You Please Come Home2:31
- A3Dandy2:11
- A4Too Much on My Mind2:28
- A5Session Man2:09
- A6Rainy Day in June3:14
- A7House in the Country3:00
- B1Holiday in Waikiki2:45
- B2Most Exclusive Residence for Sale2:52
- B3Fancy2:28
- B4Little Miss Queen of Darkness3:16
- B5You’re Lookin’ Fine2:48
- B6Sunny Afternoon3:36
- B7I’ll Remember2:27
14 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Kinks
- Label
- Pye Records
- Released
- October 28, 1966
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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