Everybody's in Show-Biz

Everybody's in Show-Biz
Everybody's in Show-Biz
Studio album and live album by the Kinks
Released	1 September 1972
Recorded	2–3 March 1972 (live); March–June 1972 (studio);
Venue	Carnegie Hall, New York City
Studio	Morgan, London
Genre	Rock
Length	69:26
Label	RCA
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks UK chronology
The Kinks US chronology
Singles from Everybody's in Show-Biz
	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"; Released: 5 May 1972; "Celluloid Heroes"; Released: 24 November 1972;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(9.5/10)^[3]
Rolling Stone	(favourable)^[4]

Everybody's in Show-Biz is the eleventh studio album released by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand.

Everybody's in Show-Biz is often seen by fans as a transition album for the Kinks, marking the change in Ray Davies' songwriting style toward more theatrical, campy and vaudevillian work, as evidenced by the rock-opera concept albums that followed it.

This album marks Davies' explorations of the trials of rock-star life and the monotony of touring, themes that would reappear in future releases like The Kinks Present A Soap Opera and the 1987 live album Live: The Road.

On 3 June 2016, a Legacy Edition was released, with disc 1 containing the original stereo album (studio and live tracks) and disc 2 containing bonus tracks including previously unreleased live tracks from the Carnegie Hall concerts, alternate mixes and studio outtakes. (Disc 2 tracks 6-10 were recorded on the other night of the two-night Carnegie Hall stand; Disc 2 track 14 is a previously-unreleased outtake; and Disc 2 tracks 1 and 12 are the same as those bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.)^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except where noted.

Side one (studio)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Here Comes Yet Another Day"	3:53
2.	"Maximum Consumption"	4:04
3.	"Unreal Reality"	3:32
4.	"Hot Potatoes"	3:25
5.	"Sitting in My Hotel"	3:20
Total length:		18:14

Side two (studio)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Motorway"	3:28
2.	"You Don't Know My Name" (Dave Davies)	2:34
3.	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"	3:29
4.	"Look a Little on the Sunny Side"	2:47
5.	"Celluloid Heroes"	6:19
Total length:		18:37

Side three (live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, 2–3 March 1972)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Top of the Pops"	4:33
2.	"Brainwashed"	2:59
3.	"Mr. Wonderful" (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener)	0:42
4.	"Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues"	4:00
5.	"Holiday"	3:53
Total length:		16:07

Side four (live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, 2–3 March 1972)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Muswell Hillbilly"	3:10
2.	"Alcohol"	5:19
3.	"Banana Boat Song" (Irving Burgie, William Attaway)	1:42
4.	"Skin and Bone"	3:54
5.	"Baby Face" (Benny Davis, Harry Akst)	1:54
6.	"Lola"	1:40
Total length:		17:39

Personnel

The Kinks

Ray Davies – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
Dave Davies – lead guitar, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar on "Celluloid Heroes", lead vocal on "You Don't Know My Name", co-lead vocals on "Hot Potatoes"
John Dalton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mick Avory – drums
John Gosling – keyboards

Additional personnel

Alan Holmes – saxophone, clarinet
Mike Cotton – trumpet
John Beecham – trombone, tuba
Dave Rowberry – organ on "Celluloid Heroes"

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Josephes, Jason. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.
^ Palmer, Bob (26 October 1972). "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Rolling Stone. No. RS 120. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
^ Delgreco, Lisa (19 April 2016). "The Kinks' 'Everybody's In Show-Biz' To Be Released As Expanded Edition June 3". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

External links

Everybody's in Show-Biz at Discogs (list of releases)

[amreview-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Josephes, Jason. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.

[4] Palmer, Bob (26 October 1972). "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Rolling Stone. No. RS 120. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.

[5] Delgreco, Lisa (19 April 2016). "The Kinks' 'Everybody's In Show-Biz' To Be Released As Expanded Edition June 3". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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Studio albums	Kinks (1964) Kinks-Size (1965; US-only) Kinda Kinks (1965) Kinkdom (1965; US-only) The Kink Kontroversy (1965) Face to Face (1966) Something Else (1967) Village Green Preservation Society (1968) Arthur (1969) Lola Versus Powerman (1970) Percy (1971) Muswell Hillbillies (1971) Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) Preservation Act 1 (1973) Preservation Act 2 (1974) Soap Opera (1975) Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975) Sleepwalker (1977) Misfits (1978) Low Budget (1979) Give the People What They Want (1981) State of Confusion (1983) Word of Mouth (1984) Think Visual (1986) UK Jive (1989) Phobia (1993)
Live albums	Live at Kelvin Hall (1968) One for the Road (1980) Live: The Road (1988) To the Bone (1994/1996) BBC Sessions: 1964–1977 (2001)
EPs	Kinksize Session (1964) Kwyet Kinks (1965)
Compilations	The Kinks Greatest Hits! (1966) Well Respected Kinks (1966) Sunny Afternoon (1967) Then Now and Inbetween (1969) The Kink Kronikles (1972) The Great Lost Kinks Album (1973) Come Dancing with The Kinks (1986) The Kinks Are Well Respected Men (1987) The Ultimate Collection (2002) Picture Book (2008) Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies (2012) The Essential Kinks (2014)
Unreleased projects	Four More Respected Gentlemen A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies)
Concert tours	1965 UK tour 1965 US tour
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