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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Sunny Afternoon
| name = Sunny Afternoon
| Type = compilation
| type = compilation
| Artist = [[The Kinks]]
| artist = [[the Kinks]]
| Cover = sunnyafternooncompilation.jpg
| cover = sunnyafternooncompilation.jpg|border=yes
| Released = 17 November 1967
| alt =
| released = 17 November 1967{{sfn|Hinman|2004|p=106}}
| Recorded =
| recorded = 1964–1966{{sfn|Hinman|2004|pp=41, 56, 62, 77, 84, 93}}
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = --:--
| venue =
| studio = [[Pye Studios|Pye]], London
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| Label = [[Marble Arch Records|Marble Arch]] MAL 716 (UK)<br />Astor Records (USA)
| Producer =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Reviews =
| length =
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| label = [[Marble Arch Records|Marble Arch]]
| Last album = ''[[Well Respected Kinks]]'' <br />(1966)
| producer = [[Shel Talmy]]
| This album = '''Sunny Afternoon'''<br />(1967)
| Next album = ''[[The Kink Kronikles]]''<br />(1972)
| chronology = [[The Kinks]] UK
| prev_title = [[Something Else by the Kinks]]
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = [[Live at Kelvin Hall]]
| next_year = 1968
}}
}}


'''''Sunny Afternoon''''' is the second UK budget-priced compilation album by British rock group [[The Kinks]] released in 1967. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and b-sides released by the Kinks from 1965 and 1966. It also includes a cover of "[[Louie Louie]]", originally from the 1964 ''[[Kinksize Session]]'' EP and the track "Such A Shame" from the 1965 ''[[Kwyet Kinks]]'' EP.
'''''Sunny Afternoon''''' is the second UK budget-priced compilation album by British rock group [[the Kinks]] released in 1967. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and B-sides released by the Kinks from 1965 and 1966. It also includes a cover of "[[Louie Louie]]", originally from the 1964 ''[[Kinksize Session]]'' EP and the track "Such A Shame" from the 1965 ''[[Kwyet Kinks]]'' EP.


Released two months after the classic studio album ''[[Something Else by The Kinks]]'', which itself only managed 2 weeks on the UK charts peaking at #35, this budget compilation sold much better, spending 11 weeks on the chart and reaching #9.
Released two months after the classic studio album ''[[Something Else by the Kinks]]'', which itself only managed 2 weeks on the UK charts peaking at #35, this budget compilation sold much better, spending 11 weeks on the chart and reaching #9.


The album was issued on CD in 2001 as part of the Marble Arch Years boxed set.
The album was issued on CD in 2001 as part of the Marble Arch Years boxed set.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===Side A===
{{tracklist
| all_writing = [[Ray Davies]] except "Louie Louie"
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| title1 = [[Sunny Afternoon]]
| length1 =
⚫
| title2 = I Need You
| length2 =
⚫
| title3 = [[See My Friends]]
| length3 =
⚫
| title4 = [[Big Black Smoke]]
| length4 =
⚫
| title5 = [[Louie Louie]]
| length5 =
⚫
}}


All songs by [[Ray Davies]], except "Louie Louie" by [[Richard Berry (musician)|Richard Berry]].
===Side B===

{{tracklist
'''Side one'''
⚫
| title1 = [[Dedicated Follower of Fashion]]
⚫
#"[[Sunny Afternoon]]"
| length1 =
⚫
#"I Need You"
⚫
| title2 = Sittin' On My Sofa
⚫
#"[[See My Friends]]"
| length2 =
⚫
#"[[Big Black Smoke]]"
⚫
| title3 = Such A Shame
⚫
#"[[Louie Louie]]"
| length3 =

⚫
| title4 = [[I'm Not Like Everybody Else]]
'''Side two'''
| length4 =
⚫
#"[[Dedicated Follower of Fashion]]"
⚫
| title5 = [[Dead End Street]]
⚫
#"Sittin' on My Sofa"
| length5 =
⚫
#"Such a Shame"
}}
⚫
#"[[I'm Not Like Everybody Else]]"
⚫
#"[[Dead End Street (song)|Dead End Street]]"

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Sunny Afternoon''
!Chart (1967)
!Peak <br />position
|-
| align="left" |UK [[UK Albums Chart|''Record Retailer'' LPs Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kinks |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11246/kinks/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
| align="left" |UK ''[[Melody Maker]]'' Top Ten LPs{{sfn|Hinman|2004|p=106}}
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
| align="left" |UK ''[[New Musical Express]]'' Top 15 LPs<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Britain's Top 15 LPs|date=9 December 1967|magazine=[[New Musical Express]]}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|10
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|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
=== Sources ===
{{Refbegin}}
*[http://raydavies.3.forumer.com/ The Official Ray Davies Forum - "The Old Grey Board"]
* {{cite book |last1=Hinman |first1=Doug |title=The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996 |date=2004 |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=San Francisco, California |isbn=978-0-87930-765-3}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/RayDaviesForum The Official Ray Davies Forum on YouTube]
{{Refend}}


{{The Kinks}}
{{The Kinks}}
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[[Category:The Kinks compilation albums]]
[[Category:The Kinks compilation albums]]
[[Category:1967 compilation albums]]
[[Category:1967 compilation albums]]
[[Category:English-language compilation albums]]
[[Category:Pye Records compilation albums]]
[[Category:Pye Records compilation albums]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 17 December 2023

Sunny Afternoon
Compilation album by
the Kinks
Released17 November 1967[1]
Recorded1964–1966[2]
StudioPye, London
GenreRock
LabelMarble Arch
ProducerShel Talmy
The Kinks UK chronology
Something Else by the Kinks
(1967) 		Sunny Afternoon
(1967) 		Live at Kelvin Hall
(1968)

Sunny Afternoon is the second UK budget-priced compilation album by British rock group the Kinks released in 1967. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and B-sides released by the Kinks from 1965 and 1966. It also includes a cover of "Louie Louie", originally from the 1964 Kinksize Session EP and the track "Such A Shame" from the 1965 Kwyet Kinks EP.

Released two months after the classic studio album Something Else by the Kinks, which itself only managed 2 weeks on the UK charts peaking at #35, this budget compilation sold much better, spending 11 weeks on the chart and reaching #9.

The album was issued on CD in 2001 as part of the Marble Arch Years boxed set.

Track listing[edit]

All songs by Ray Davies, except "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry.

Side one

  1. "Sunny Afternoon"
  2. "I Need You"
  3. "See My Friends"
  4. "Big Black Smoke"
  5. "Louie Louie"

Side two

  1. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
  2. "Sittin' on My Sofa"
  3. "Such a Shame"
  4. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"
  5. "Dead End Street"

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Sunny Afternoon
Chart (1967) Peak
position
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart[3] 9
UK Melody Maker Top Ten LPs[1] 9
UK New Musical Express Top 15 LPs[4] 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hinman 2004, p. 106.
  2. ^ Hinman 2004, pp. 41, 56, 62, 77, 84, 93.
  3. ^ "The Kinks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Britain's Top 15 LPs". New Musical Express. 9 December 1967.

Sources[edit]

  • Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.
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