Ray Davies

Artist:  Ray Davies
Birth Name:  Raymond Douglas Davies
Born:  June 21, 1944.  Fortis Green, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Piano

Ray Davies is an English Singer, Songwriter and Producer.  He was the lead singer, rhythm guitar and main songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave.  He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television.  He is often referred to as The Godfather of Britpop".  After the dissolution of The Kinks in 1996, he embarked on a solo career.

Title:  Our Country:  Americana Act II  (2018)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Sony Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Our Country  (3:16)
 2.  The Invaders  (2:30)
 3.  Back In The Day  (2:41)
 4.  Oklahoma USA  (4:11)
 5.  Bringing Up Baby  (3:11)
 6.  The Getaway  (5:24)
 7.  The Take  (5:00)
 8.  We Will Get There   (3:48)
 9.  The Real World  (3:41)
10. A Street Called Hope  (3:23)
11. The Empty Room  (3:21)
12. Calling Home  (2:36)
13. Louisiana Sky  (2:20)
14. March Of The Zombies  (3:00)
15. The Big Weird  (3:35)
16. Tony And Bob  (1:10)
17. The Big Guy  (3:34)
18. Epilogue  (1:16)
19. Muswell Kills  (3:22)

Personnel:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Spoken Word
Bill Shianley:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Gary Louris:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Marc Perlman:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Tim O'Reagan:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Karen Grotberg:  Piano, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
John Jackson:  Mandolin, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Mick Talbot:  Hammond Organ
Ben Waters:  Piano on Tracks:    10, 11 
Paul White:  Drums on Track 10
Ian Jennings:   Double Bass on Track 10
Dick Nolan:  Bass on Track 11
Toby Baron:  Drums on Track 10
John Dagleish:  Additional Spoken Word on Track 2

Ife Ogujobi:  Trumpet on Tracks:  14, 15
Tom Waters:  Alto Saxophone on Tracks:   14, 15 
Tom Lark:  Trombone on Tracks:  14, 15
                                                                                                          Our Country:  Americana Act II is the sixth studio album by Ray Davies, released on June 29, 2018 by Sony Music, for his journey across America.