Rainbow Takeaway is the eighth studio album by Kevin Ayers. The core band is essentially the same as in his previous album, Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). Rainbow Takeaway marks the close of Ayers' progressive sound, with Billy Livsey's synthesizer flourishes on "A View from the Mountain" providing a final coda to that era. Soul and country elements are also present on Rainbow Takeaway, coupled with reggae rhythms on "Beware of the Dog II". The eccentric Ayers mélange is in full effect on the chaotic closer "Hat Song". Ayers retired to Deià, Spain, shortly after the album's release.
Track listing All tracks composed by Kevin Ayers on MTV.com.
"Blaming It All on Love" – 3:00 "Ballad of a Salesman Who Sold Himself" – 4:30 "A View from the Mountain" – 6:15 "Rainbow Takeaway" – 3:50 "Waltz for You" – 5:22 "Beware of the Dog II" – 5:59 "Strange Song" – 2:41 "Goodnight Goodnight" – 3:06 "Hat Song" – 1:17
Personnel Musicians Kevin Ayers – guitar, vocals Ollie Halsall – guitar Billy Livsey – keyboards Rob Townsend – drums Charles McCracken – bass, guitar Anthony Moore – keyboards Graham Preskett – violin Barry DeSouza – drums
Technical Anthony Moore – producer Kevin Ayers – producer Brian Palmer – art direction Sharon Coventry – artwork Peter Vernon – photography
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