A1 Americana
A2 The Deal
A3 Poetry
B1 Message From The Road
B2 A Place In Your Heart
B3 The Mystery Room
B4 Silent Movie
B5 Rock 'N' Roll Cowboys
C1 Change For Change
C2 The Man Upstairs
C3 I've Heard That Beat Before
C4 A Long Drive Home To Tarzana
D1 The Great Highway
D2 The Invaders
D3 Wings Of Fantasy
This is Ray Davies' first new album in 10 years. It follows his acclaimed 2013 memoir of the same name, and uses the book as both source material and jumping off point. Davies wrote and arranged all the music on 'Americana' and co-produced the album with Guy Massey and John Jackson with the Jayhawks serving as Davies' backing band. 'Americana' was recorded in London at Konk Studios, the legendary studio founded by The Kinks in 1973. The album is an autobiographical work, taking inspiration from the vital role America has played in Davies' life over five decades. It also features a number of short spoken-word passages from the memoir. In Davies' own words, "America is such a big story, a vast landscape, you can get lost in it. It's possible in America to go ahead and have a new start somewhere."