Ray Davies – Our Country: Americana Act 2

Limited double 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Includes digital download. 2018 release from the former Kinks singer/songwriter. This release is the follow-up to his 2017 LP Americana. According to Davies, Our Country: Americana Act II follows my journey across America; through endless tours not just to reclaim the Kinks' career, but to rediscover the country that offered me my earliest inspirations," Our Country: Americana Act II was preceded by it's first single and opening track "Our Country," a rootsy rocker about Davies' conflicted relationship with America. "This is my country/And I can't believe/That one day I'd want to leave these shores forever," Davies sings on the chorus. "The book [Americana] has got some song references in it and the songs are part of the narrative, so the trick was to get the record to stand up as a record as well as being part of a series," Davies says. "I think people that like the first album understand where it's going. [Our Country] is what happens when you get there.""

Disc 1

1. Our Country 3:14
2. The Invaders 2:29
3. Back in the Day 2:41
4. Oklahoma USA 4:11
5. Bringing Up Baby 3:10

Disc 2

1. The Getaway 5:24
2. The Take 4:59
3. We Will Get There 3:47
4. The Real World 3:40
5. A Street Called Hope 3:22

Disc 3

1. The Empty Room 3:20
2. Calling Home 2:36
3. Louisiana Sky 2:19
4. March of the Zombies 2:59
5. The Big Weird 3:35

Disc 4

1. Tony and Bob 1:10
2. The Big Guy 3:33
3. Epilogue 1:16
4. Muswell Kills 3:19

Label: Sony Legacy

Catalog: 548030

Genre: Rock