The Journey, Pt. 1

The Journey, Pt. 1
The Journey, Pt. 1
Compilation album by The Kinks
Released	24 March 2023
Genre	Rock
Length	1:52:34
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Shel Talmy (pre-Village Green Preservation Society songs); Ray Davies (post-Village Green Preservation Socieity songs);
Compiler	Ray Davies; Dave Davies; Mick Avory;
The Kinks chronology

The Journey, Pt. 1 is a compilation album by English rock band the Kinks, It was released on 24 March 2023.^[1] A second part was released later in 2023,^[2] and a third and final part was released on 11 July 2025.^[3]

Background

The Journey, Pt. 1 is one of the three albums released in celebration of the Kinks' 60th anniversary.^[4] The compilation was created to "reflect the trials and tribulations of their journey through life together as a band since 1963"^[5] The compilation is split into four sides, those being: Side 1: "Songs about becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl", side 2 is "Songs of ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, the past comes back and bites you in the back-side", side 3 is "Days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection of happier times", and side 4 is "A new start, a new love, but have you really changed? Still haunted by the quest and the girl".^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Rolling Stone Germany	^[8]
The Vinyl District	A+^[9]

AllMusic critic Mark Deming stated that it "isn't afraid to look deep into the emotional arc of their recordings" and that it "will hold few surprises, but the sequence is more intelligent and artful than the vast majority of reissues mining their catalog, and Ray Davies, Dave Davies, and Mick Avory offer their thoughts on the songs in the liner notes, though no one shares more than a short paragraph, and with rare exceptions Dave and Mick can't be bothered to cough up more than a sentence.", ending that it is a "fine starter, and while Kinks cultists will already own nearly all of this, the presentation is pleasing and answers any questions about why this band still matters."^[7]

Track listing

All songs by Ray Davies, except for "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along", "Mindless Child of Motherhood", and "Strangers", which were written by Dave Davies, and "Death of a Clown", which was written by Ray and Dave Davies.^[10]

Vinyl release

Side one

Songs about becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
1.	"You Really Got Me"	Kinks (1964)	2:13
2.	"All Day and All of the Night"	Non album single (1964)	2:22
3.	"It's All Right"	B side to "You Really Got Me" (1964)	2:36
4.	"Who'll Be the Next in Line"	B side to "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" (1965)	2:01
5.	"Tired of Waiting for You"	Kinda Kinks (1965)	2:31
6.	"She's Got Everything"	B side to "Days" (1968)	3:08
7.	"Just Can’t Go to Sleep"	Kinks	1:59
8.	"Stop Your Sobbing"	Kinks	2:05
9.	"Wait Till the Summer Comes Along"	Kwyet Kinks (EP) (1965)	2:06
10.	"So Long"	Kinda Kinks	2:08
Total length:			23:17

Side two

Songs of ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, the past comes back and bites you in the back-side

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
1.	"Dead End Street"	Non album single (1966)	3:23
2.	"School Days"	Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975)	3:32
3.	"The Hard Way"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	2:35
4.	"Mindless Child of Motherhood"	B side to "Drivin'" (1969)	3:16
5.	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"	Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972)	2:31
6.	"I'm in Disgrace"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	3:22
7.	"Do You Remember Walter?"	The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)	2:25
Total length:			22:03

Side three

Days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection of happier times

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
1.	"Too Much on My Mind"	Face to Face (1966)	3:23
2.	"Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl"	Kinda Kinks	2:45
3.	"Days"	Non album single (1968); appears on some editions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society	2:53
4.	"Where Have All the Good Times Gone"	The Kink Kontroversy (1965)	2:49
5.	"Strangers"	Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970)	3:20
6.	"It's Too Late"	The Kink Kontroversy	2:35
7.	"Sitting in the Midday Sun"	Preservation Act 1 (1973)	3:45
Total length:			20:35

Side four

A new start, a new love, but have you really changed? Still haunted by the quest and the girl

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
1.	"Waterloo Sunset"	Something Else by the Kinks (1967)	3:14
2.	"No More Looking Back"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	4:27
3.	"Death of a Clown"	Something Else by the Kinks	3:03
4.	"Celluloid Heroes"	Everybody's in Show-Biz	6:00
5.	"Act Nice and Gentle"	B side to "Waterloo Sunset" (1967)	2:40
6.	"This is Where I Belong"	B side to "Mr. Pleasant" (1967) (Promo single only); 20th Anniversary Kollectables (1984)	2:25
Total length:			22:09

CD and digital release

Disc one

Songs about becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
1.	"You Really Got Me"	Kinks	2:13
2.	"All Day and All of the Night"	Non album single	2:22
3.	"It's All Right"	B side to "You Really Got Me"	2:36
4.	"Who'll Be the Next in Line"	B side to "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy"	2:01
5.	"Tired of Waiting for You"	Kinda Kinks	2:31
6.	"Dandy"	Face to Face	2:12
7.	"She's Got Everything"	B side to "Days"	3:08
8.	"Just Can’t Go to Sleep"	Kinks	1:59
9.	"Stop Your Sobbing"	Kinks	2:05
10.	"Wait Till the Summer Comes Along"	Kwyet Kinks (EP)	2:06
11.	"So Long"	Kinda Kinks	2:08
12.	"I'm Not Like Everybody Else"	B side to "Sunny Afternoon" (1966)	3:27

Songs of ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, the past comes back and bites you in the back-side

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
13.	"Dead End Street"	Non album single	3:23
14.	"Wonderboy"	Non album single (1968)	2:51
15.	"School Days"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	3:32
16.	"The Hard Way"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	2:35
17.	"Mindless Child of Motherhood"	B side to "Drivin'"	3:16
18.	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"	Everybody's in Show-Biz	2:31
19.	"I'm in Disgrace"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	3:22
20.	"Do You Remember Walter?"	The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society	2:25
Total length:			53:49

Disc two

Days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection of happier times

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
1.	"Too Much on My Mind"	Face to Face	3:23
2.	"Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl"	Kinda Kinks	2:45
3.	"Days"	Non album single; appears on some editions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society	2:53
4.	"Last of the Steam-Powered Trains"	The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society	4:10
5.	"Where Have All the Good Times Gone"	The Kink Kontroversy	2:49
6.	"Strangers"	Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One	3:20
7.	"It's Too Late"	The Kink Kontroversy	2:35
8.	"Sitting in the Midday Sun"	Preservation Act 1	3:45

A new start, a new love, but have you really changed? Still haunted by the quest and the girl

No.	Title	Original UK release	Length
9.	"Waterloo Sunset"	Something Else by the Kinks	3:14
10.	"Australia"	Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969)	6:47
11.	"No More Looking Back"	Schoolboys in Disgrace	4:27
12.	"Death of a Clown"	Something Else by the Kinks	3:03
13.	"Celluloid Heroes"	Everybody's in Show-Biz	6:00
14.	"Act Nice and Gentle"	B side to "Waterloo Sunset"	2:40
15.	"This is Where I Belong"	B side to "Mr. Pleasant" (Promo single only); 20th Anniversary Kollectables	2:25
16.	"Shangri-La"	Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)	5:21
Total length:			59:02

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Journey Pt. 1*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	75
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	71
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	41
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[15]	88

References

^ ^a ^b "The Journey - Part 1". The Kinks Official Website. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Mendelsohn, Jon (27 September 2023). "The Kinks Will Continue Their Epic Anthology Celebration with 'The Journey - Part 2'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Duquette, Mike (21 May 2025). "Come Dancing: The Kinks Close 60th Anniversary Celebration with Third and Final Compilation 'The Journey - Part 3' - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Kreps, Daniel (15 February 2023). "The Kinks Kick Off 60th Anniversary With 'The Journey' Anthology". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Sinclair, Paul (16 February 2023). "The Kinks / The Journey: Part 1 – SuperDeluxeEdition". Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (15 February 2023). "The Kinks Celebrate 60th Anniversary with Career-Spanning Anthology 'The Journey'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b Deming, Mark. "The Journey, Pt. 1: Album review on AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Niemczyk, Ralf. "Review: The Kinks - „The Journey, Part 1"". Rolling Stone Germany. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Matteo, Steve. "Graded on a Curve: The Kinks, The Journey Part 1". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
^ "Austriancharts.at – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "The Kinks Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[Kinks_Journey_1-1] "The Journey - Part 1". The Kinks Official Website. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[2] Mendelsohn, Jon (27 September 2023). "The Kinks Will Continue Their Epic Anthology Celebration with 'The Journey - Part 2'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[3] Duquette, Mike (21 May 2025). "Come Dancing: The Kinks Close 60th Anniversary Celebration with Third and Final Compilation 'The Journey - Part 3' - The Second Disc". The Second Disc. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[4] Kreps, Daniel (15 February 2023). "The Kinks Kick Off 60th Anniversary With 'The Journey' Anthology". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[5] Sinclair, Paul (16 February 2023). "The Kinks / The Journey: Part 1 – SuperDeluxeEdition". Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[6] Benitez-Eves, Tina (15 February 2023). "The Kinks Celebrate 60th Anniversary with Career-Spanning Anthology 'The Journey'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[AM-7] Deming, Mark. "The Journey, Pt. 1: Album review on AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[RSG-8] Niemczyk, Ralf. "Review: The Kinks - „The Journey, Part 1"". Rolling Stone Germany. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[Vinyl_District-9] Matteo, Steve. "Graded on a Curve: The Kinks, The Journey Part 1". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[10] "The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

[ac_Austria_The_Kinks-11] "Austriancharts.at – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[ac_Germany4_The_Kinks-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Kinks-13] "Swisscharts.com – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[ac_UK2_-14] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[ac_BillboardAlbumSales_The_Kinks-15] "The Kinks Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

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The Kinks
Ray Davies Dave Davies Mick Avory Pete Quaife John Dalton John Gosling Andy Pyle Jim Rodford Ian Gibbons Bob Henrit
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) The Kinks in Mono (2012) Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies (2012) The Essential Kinks (2014) (2023) The Journey, Pt. 2 (2023)
Unreleased projects	Four More Respected Gentlemen A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies)
Concert tours	1965 UK tour 1965 US tour
Related articles	Discography Band members Konk The Kast Off Kinks Argent X-Ray Do It Again Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks Sunny Afternoon (musical)
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