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{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Think Visual
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[the Kinks]]
| cover      = think visual album.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 17 November 1986
| recorded   = January 1986 and June–August 1986
| studio     = [[Konk (recording studio)|Konk Studios]], London
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length     = 44:22
| label      =
* [[MCA Records|MCA]] (US)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-21-ca-3782-story.html|title=A KINK'S VISUAL THOUGHTS|date=21 December 1986|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[London Records|London]] (UK)
* [[Metronome Records|Metronome]] (Germany)
| producer   = [[Ray Davies]]
| prev_title = [[Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)|Word of Mouth]]
| prev_year  = 1984
| next_title = [[UK Jive]]
| next_year  = 1989
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Think Visual
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Rock 'n' Roll Cities]]
 | single1date = 1986
 | single2     = [[How Are You]]
 | single2date = 1986
 | single3     = [[Lost and Found (The Kinks song)|Lost and Found]]
 | single3date = 1987
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/think-visual-mw0000190663 |title=Think Visual – The Kinks &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3861|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180457/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3861|url-status=dead|title=Blender is coming soon|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3Score = (mixed)<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thekinks/albums/album/188999/review/5942449/think_visual] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506021436/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thekinks/albums/album/188999/review/5942449/think_visual |date=6 May 2007 }}</ref>

}}
'''''Think Visual''''' is the twenty-second studio album by the [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Kinks]], released in 1986. It  peaked at No. 81 on the ''Billboard'' chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-kinks|title=The Kinks Think Visual Chart History|website=Billboard}}</ref>

According to Ray Davies, the album was originally going to be a concept album where his "spiv" character from the "[[Come Dancing (song)|Come Dancing]]" music video was put in the "environment of a video shop."{{sfn|Hinman|2004|p=280}}

==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
| all_songs      = [[Ray Davies]], except as noted
|total_length     = 44:22
| title1          = Working at the Factory
| length1         = 2:58
| title2          = [[Lost and Found (The Kinks song)|Lost and Found]]
| length2         = 5:19
| title3          = Repetition
| length3         = 4:06
| title4          = Welcome to Sleazy Town
| length4         = 3:50
| title5          = The Video Shop
| length5         = 5:15
| title6          = [[Rock 'n' Roll Cities]]
| writer6         = [[Dave Davies]]
| length6         = 3:43 
| title7          = [[How Are You]]
| length7         = 4:27
| title8          = Think Visual
| length8         = 3:12
| title9          = Natural Gift
| length9         = 3:44
| title10         = Killing Time
| length10        = 4:02
| title11         = When You Were a Child
| writer11        = [[Dave Davies]]
| length11        = 3:40
}}

==Personnel==
'''The Kinks'''
*[[Ray Davies]] – [[rhythm guitar]], [[vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[harmonica]]
*[[Dave Davies]] – [[lead guitar]], vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" and "When You Were a Child"
*[[Ian Gibbons (musician)|Ian Gibbons]] – keyboards, backing vocals
*[[Jim Rodford]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Bob Henrit]] – [[drum kit|drums]], percussion

'''Additional personnel'''
*[[Kim Goody]] – backing vocals on "Think Visual"
*[[Mick Avory]] – drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities"

'''Technical'''
*Ben Fenner – engineer
*Dave Powell – engineer
*David Baker – engineer
*Damian Korner – engineer

'''Cover design'''
Design and photography by Icon: [[Richard Evans (designer)|Richard Evans]] and Andrew Ellis

==References==
'''Citations'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Sources'''
* {{cite book
| last=Hinman
| first=Doug
| year=2004
| title=The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961-1996
| publisher=Backbeat Books
| isbn=978-0879307653
}}
{{The Kinks}}

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[[Category:1986 albums]]
[[Category:The Kinks albums]]
[[Category:London Records albums]]
[[Category:MCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Ray Davies]]
[[Category:1980s concept albums]]


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