Rainbow Takeaway

Infobox Album |
Name = Rainbow Takeaway
Type = Album
Artist = Kevin Ayers


Released = April 1978
Recorded = 1978; Workshop Studio, UK
Genre = Rock
Length = 36:08
Label = Harvest
Producer = Kevin Ayers & Anthony Moore
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:0pfqxq85ldse link]
Last album = "Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today)"
(1976)
This album = "Rainbow Takeaway"
(1978)
Next album = "That's What You Get Babe"
(1980)

"Rainbow Takeaway" is the eighth studio album by Kevin Ayers. The core band is essentially the same as its predecessor, Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). Rainbow Takeaway marks the close of the 70s 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 the reggae rhythms on the standout track ‘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 [ [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/ayers_kevin/albums.jhtml?albumId=20171 "Rainbow Takeaway" Track Listing] on MTV.com.]

# "Blaming It All on Love"
# "Ballad of a Salesman Who Sold Himself"
# "A View from the Mountain"
# "Rainbow Takeaway"
# "Waltz for You"
# "Beware of the Dog II"
# "Strange Song"
# "Goodnight Goodnight"
# "Hat Song"

Personnel

*Kevin Ayers / Guitar, Vocals, Producer
*Ollie Halsall / Guitar
*Billy Livsey / Keyboards
*Rob Townsend / Drums
*Charles McCracken / Bass, Guitar
*Anthony Moore / Keyboards, Producer
*Graham Preskett / Violin
*Barry DeSouza / Drums

References