Picture Book is an album by The Kinks, released in 2008. A nostalgic blend of garage rock and melodic pop, echoing an era of British musical innovation. 'Picture Book' is significant not only for its comprehensive compilation of The Kinks' hits but also for its role in rekindling interest in the band's music during a time when classic rock nostalgia was surging. The album received positive reviews and helped solidify The Kinks' status as one of the most important British rock bands, influencing countless artists across genres. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Brian Matthew Introduces The Kinks 0:08
• 2 You Really Got Me Standout 2:13
• 3 Iʼm a Hog for You Baby 1:41
• 4 I Believed You 1:57
• 5 Long Tall Sally 2:12
• 6 I Donʼt Need You Anymore 2:11
• 7 Stop Your Sobbing 2:05
• 8 I Gotta Move 2:23
• 9 Donʼt Ever Let Me Go 2:22
• 10 All Day and All of the Night 2:23
• 11 Tired of Waiting for You 2:31
• 12 Come On Now 3:40
• 13 Thereʼs a New World Opening for Me 2:29
• 14 Evʼrybodyʼs Gonna Be Happy 2:15
• 15 Whoʼll Be the Next in Line 2:01
• 16 Time Will Tell 2:37
• 17 Set Me Free 2:12
• 18 I Need You 2:25
• 19 See My Friends 2:46
• 20 Wait Till the Summer Comes Along 2:08
• 21 I Go to Sleep 2:44
• 22 A Little Bit of Sunlight 1:52
• 23 This I Know 2:03
• 24 A Well Respected Man 2:42
• 25 This Strange Effect 2:34
• 26 Milk Cow Blues 3:41
• 27 Ring the Bells 2:19
• 28 Iʼm on an Island 2:16
• 29 Till the End of the Day 2:20
• 30 Where Have All the Good Times Gone? 2:50
• 31 All Night Stand 1:54
• 32 And I Will Love You 2:20
• 33 Sittinʼ on My Sofa 3:03

Disc 2

• 1 Dedicated Follower of Fashion 3:03
• 2 She's Got Everything 3:09
• 3 Mr. Reporter 3:56
• 4 Sunny Afternoon Standout 3:35
• 5 I'm Not Like Everybody Else 3:28
• 6 This Is Where I Belong 2:24
• 7 Rosy Won't You Please Come Home 2:33
• 8 Too Much on My Mind 2:28
• 9 Session Man 2:14
• 10 End of the Season 2:58
• 11 Dead End Street 3:01
• 12 Village Green 2:09
• 13 Two Sisters 2:01
• 14 David Watts 2:31
• 15 Mister Pleasant 2:59
• 16 Waterloo Sunset Standout 3:16
• 17 Death of a Clown 3:03
• 18 Lavender Hill 2:58
• 19 Good Luck Charm 1:41
• 20 Autumn Almanac 3:05
• 21 Susannah's Still Alive 2:22
• 22 Animal Farm 3:00
• 23 Rosemary Rose 1:47
• 24 Berkeley Mews 2:40
• 25 Lincoln County 3:11
• 26 Picture Book 2:37
• 27 Days 2:53
• 28 Misty Water 3:09

Disc 3

• 1 Love Me Till the Sun Shines 2:52
• 2 The Village Green Preservation Society 2:49
• 3 Big Sky 2:51
• 4 King Kong 3:25
• 5 Drivin' 3:20
• 6 Some Mother's Son 3:25
• 7 Victoria 3:38
• 8 Shangri-La 5:21
• 9 Arthur 5:27
• 10 Got to Be Free 3:01
• 11 Lola 4:06
• 12 Get Back in the Line 3:06
• 13 The Moneygoround 1:45
• 14 Strangers 3:21
• 15 Apeman 3:40
• 16 God's Children 3:18
• 17 The Way Love Used to Be 2:13
• 18 Moments 2:57
• 19 Muswell Hillbilly 4:58
• 20 Oklahoma USA 2:40
• 21 20th Century Man 5:57
• 22 Here Come the People in Grey 3:45

Disc 4

• 1 Skin and Bone 3:40
• 2 Alcohol 5:16
• 3 Celluloid Heroes 6:22
• 4 Sitting in My Hotel Room 3:23
• 5 Supersonic Rocketship 3:32
• 6 You Don't Know My Name 2:37
• 7 One of the Survivors 4:07
• 8 Sitting in the Midday Sun 3:48
• 9 Sweet Lady Genevieve 3:29
• 10 Daylight 3:22
• 11 Mirror of Love 3:31
• 12 Artificial Man 5:31
• 13 Preservation 3:38
• 14 Slum Kids 6:28
• 15 Holiday Romance 3:12
• 16 (A) Face in the Crowd 2:19
• 17 No More Looking Back 4:30
• 18 Sleepwalker 4:05
• 19 The Poseur 2:52

Disc 5

• 1 Sleepless Nights 3:18
• 2 Father Christmas 3:42
• 3 Misfits 4:43
• 4 Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy 5:01
• 5 A Little Bit of Emotion 4:52
• 6 Attitude 3:49
• 7 Hidden Quality 3:04
• 8 A Gallon of Gas 4:29
• 9 Catch Me Now, I'm Falling 5:57
• 10 Nuclear Love 2:40
• 11 Duke 3:30
• 12 Maybe I Love You 3:14
• 13 Stolen Away Your Heart 3:00
• 14 Low Budget 6:01
• 15 Better Things 2:46
• 16 Destroyer 3:48
• 17 Yo-Yo 4:11
• 18 Art Lover 3:23
• 19 Long Distance 5:22

Disc 6

• 1 Heart of Gold 4:04
• 2 Come Dancing 4:03
• 3 State of Confusion 3:44
• 4 Do It Again 4:10
• 5 Living on a Thin Line 4:14
• 6 Summer's Gone 3:54
• 7 How Are You? 4:30
• 8 The Road 6:14
• 9 Million Pound Semi-Detached 4:12
• 10 Down All the Days (To 1992) 4:58
• 11 The Informer 4:03
• 12 Phobia 5:17
• 13 Only a Dream 5:06
• 14 Drift Away 5:04
• 15 Scattered 4:12
• 16 Do You Remember Walter? 3:44
• 17 To the Bone 4:27

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