Ray Davies - 80 Days (1988)

In 1988, Ray Davies was commissioned to write the music for a stage production of a musical version of 'Around The World In 80 Days'. He came up with a great selection of songs, but in the end it only ran for about six weeks in San Diego, received mixed reviews, and so never made it to Broadway as the producers had hoped it would. A cast recording was never made, and so this album consists of the demos that were recorded for the production team to listen to, with everything on here being played by Davies. 

Track Listing

01 Let It Be Written
02 Our World
03 Well-Bred Englishman
04 Against the Tide
05 Ladies of the Night
06 On the Map
07 a) It Could Have Been Him
     b) Mongolia Song
     c) No Surprises
08 Welcome to India
09 Just Passing Through
10 Who Do You Think You Are?
11 80 Days
12 Members of the Club
13 Conspiracy
14 Tell Him, Tell Her
15 Be Rational