State of Confusion

State of Confusion
Studio album by
the Kinks
Released24 May 1983
RecordedSeptember 1982 – March 1983
StudioKonk Studios, London (except "Bernadette": mid-1981)
Genre
Length41:20 (LP)
51:21 (cassette)
LabelArista
ProducerRay Davies
The Kinks chronology
Give the People What They Want
(1981) 		State of Confusion
(1983) 		Word of Mouth
(1984)
Singles from State of Confusion
  1. "Come Dancing"
    Released: 19 November 1982
  2. "Don't Forget to Dance"
    Released: 1 August 1983
  3. "State of Confusion"
    Released: December 1983 (Germany)

State of Confusion is the twentieth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1983. The record features the single "Come Dancing", which hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the band's biggest hit singles in the United States, equaling the 1965 peak of "Tired of Waiting for You". The album itself was a major success, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard albums chart. The album was certified gold in Canada by August 1983.[2] It was the last Kinks album on which drummer Mick Avory appeared as a full member of the band.[3]

While there have been at least 7 reissues of this album on CD in various countries (all with 4 bonus cuts), none of them have issued the extended "Come Dancing" 12-inch mix on CD (which contains an extended horn ending), which to this day is only available on vinyl. In addition, the extended 12-inch version of "Noise" has never been released on CD and is only available on vinyl. The UK 12-inch version of "Bernadette" has differences, including extra lyrics by Ray in the middle section.

  1. ^ "Billboard". Vol. 112, no. 44. 28 October 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "The Kinks' Chart Positions". kindakinks.net. Retrieved 24 November 2011.