The Journey, Pt. 1 is a compilation album by the English rock band the Kinks, released on 24 March 2023. A second part was released later in 2023, and a third and final part was released on 11 July 2025.
Background The Journey, Pt. 1 is one of the three albums released in celebration of the Kinks' 60th anniversary. The compilation was created to "reflect the trials and tribulations of their journey through life together as a band since 1963". The compilation is split into four sides, those being: Side 1: "Songs about becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl", side 2 is "Songs of ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, the past comes back and bites you in the back-side", side 3 is "Days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection of happier times", and side 4 is "A new start, a new love, but have you really changed? Still haunted by the quest and the girl".
Reception
AllMusic critic Mark Deming stated that it "isn't afraid to look deep into the emotional arc of their recordings" and that it "will hold few surprises, but the sequence is more intelligent and artful than the vast majority of reissues mining their catalog, and Ray Davies, Dave Davies, and Mick Avory offer their thoughts on the songs in the liner notes, though no one shares more than a short paragraph, and with rare exceptions Dave and Mick can't be bothered to cough up more than a sentence.", ending that it is a "fine starter, and while Kinks cultists will already own nearly all of this, the presentation is pleasing and answers any questions about why this band still matters."
Track listing All songs by Ray Davies, except for "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along", "Mindless Child of Motherhood", and "Strangers", which were written by Dave Davies, and "Death of a Clown", which was written by Ray and Dave Davies.
CD and digital release Disc one Songs about becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl
Songs of ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, the past comes back and bites you in the back-side
Disc two Days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection of happier times
A new start, a new love, but have you really changed? Still haunted by the quest and the girl
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Charts
+Weekly chart performance for The Journey Pt. 1 Chart (2023) Peakposition
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