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- Artist: The Kinks
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- Release Date: 1986 07
- Total Time: 69:18
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
Originally released as a double-album set in 1986, just after the Kinks had their last run at chart success, Come Dancing With the Kinks (The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986) does an excellent job of summarizing their stadium rock and AOR radio favorites on Arista. It leaves no single or radio favorite behind, while adding such terrific obscurities as "Long Distance" (originally only released as a bonus track on the State of Confusion cassette; the early '80s were a completely different world than the late '80s), the non-LP single "Father Christmas," the wonderfully sentimental album track "Better Things" (a close, upbeat cousin to Dylan's "Forever Young"), and the charming "Heart of Gold." In addition to these, there are live takes of "You Really Got Me" and "Lola" taken from the fine One From the Road album. It winds up being a representative selection of the Kinks' time as stadium warriors. They may have released some good albums during this period -- and Misfits and Low Budget are close to great -- but listeners looking for the bare essentials from this period will not be disappointed with this first-rate collection. [Three songs -- "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" plus the title tracks to Misfits and Sleepwalker -- were dropped from the CD reissue of Come Dancing in order to have it fit the running time of a late-'80s compact disc.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Come Dancing (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:57) |
| Low Budget (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:49) |
| Catch Me Now I'm Falling (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (5:59) |
| A Gallon of Gas | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:50) |
| (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman [Disco Edit] | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (5:59) |
| Sleepwalker (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (4:05) |
| Full Moon (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:53) |
| Misfits (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (4:42) |
| Rock & Roll Fantasy | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (5:00) |
| Do It Again (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (4:12) |
| Better Things (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (2:58) |
| Lola [Live] | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (4:48) |
| You Really Got Me [Live] | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:39) |
| Good Day (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (4:35) |
| Living on a Thin Line | Dave Davies | The Kinks | (4:16) |
| Destroyer (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:47) |
| Don't Forget to Dance (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (4:39) |
| Father Christmas (Lyrics) | Ray Davies | The Kinks | (3:43) |
