To the Bone is a 1994 album by English

England

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 rock

Rock and roll

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 group The Kinks

The Kinks

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...

. It was the band's final release before their breakup in 1996.

Included are concert recordings plus live-in-studio acoustic reworkings of other songs, a popular trend in the 1990s among established acts due to MTV's Unplugged

MTV Unplugged

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. In 1996, an expanded double CD-version with 29 tracks was released. Two tracks on the U.K. issue — "Waterloo Sunset" and "Autumn Almanac" — were omitted from the double-disc U.S. version.

Track listing - 1994 U.K. release

All songs by Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

, except as noted

1. "All Day and All of the Night" – 4:26
2. "Apeman" – 4:06
3. "Tired of Waiting for You" – 1:49
4. "See My Friends" – 3:24
5. "Death of a Clown" (Ray Davies, Dave Davies
   Dave Davies
   David Russell Gordon "Dave" Davies is an English rock musician best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the English rock band The Kinks....
   
   ) – 2:35
6. "Waterloo Sunset" – 3:20
7. "Muswell Hillbilly" – 3:06
8. "Better Things" – 4:50
9. "Don't Forget to Dance" – 2:38
10. "Autumn Almanac" – 1:54
11. "Sunny Afternoon" – 1:46
12. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" – 3:54
13. "You Really Got Me"

Track listing - 1996 U.S. release

All songs by Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

, except as noted

DISC 1

1. "All Day and All of the Night" – 4:26
2. "Apeman" – 4:06
3. "Tired of Waiting for You" – 1:49
4. "See My Friends" – 3:24
5. "Death of a Clown" (Ray Davies, Dave Davies
   Dave Davies
   David Russell Gordon "Dave" Davies is an English rock musician best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the English rock band The Kinks....
   
   ) – 2:35
6. "Muswell Hillbilly" – 3:06
7. "Better Things" – 4:50
8. "Don't Forget to Dance" – 2:38
9. "Sunny Afternoon" – 1:46
10. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" – 3:54
11. "Do It Again" (acoustic) - 1:46
12. "Do It Again" - 3:55

DISC 2

1. "Celluloid Heroes" - 5:21
2. "Picture Book" - 2:34
3. "Village Green Preservation Society" - 2:26
4. "Do You Remember Walter" - 3:44
5. "Set Me Free" - 2:37
6. "Lola" - 4:29
7. "Come Dancing" - 3:53
8. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" - 5:28
9. "Till the End of the Day" - 2:37
10. "Give the People What They Want" - 3:57
11. "State of Confusion" - 3:24
12. "Dead End Street" - 2:36
13. "A Gallon of Gas" - 5:21
14. "Days" - 3:17
15. "You Really Got Me" - 3:41
16. "Animal" - 3:37
17. "To the Bone" - 4:30

External links

• Official Ray Davies Web Site
• The Official Ray Davies Forum - "The Old Grey Board"
• The Official Ray Davies Forum on YouTube