Low Budget (album)

Low Budget
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	10 July 1979 (US) 7 September 1979 (UK)
Recorded	January – June 1979
Studio	Power Station and Blue Rock Studios, New York
Genre	Hard rock[1]
Length	43:16
Label	Arista
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Misfits (1978) Low Budget (1979) One for the Road (1980)
Singles from Low Budget
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" Released: 26 January 1979 "A Gallon of Gas" Released: 7 August 1979 (US) "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" Released: 5 September 1979 (US) "Moving Pictures" Released: 28 September 1979 (UK) "Pressure" Released: 30 November 1979 (UK)

Low Budget is the eighteenth studio album by English rock group the Kinks, released in 1979. It was their first to feature bassist Jim Rodford who would remain with the group until their disbandment in 1996. Following the minor success of their 1978 album Misfits, the band recorded the majority of the album in New York rather than London. Unlike the more nostalgic themes of many Kinks albums prior to Low Budget, many of the album's songs allude to contemporaneous events. Musically, the album is a continuation of the band's "arena rock" phase, resulting in a more rock-based sound and more modern production techniques.

Despite being a relative failure in the UK, Low Budget was a great success for the group in the US both critically and commercially, not only becoming their best-selling non-compilation album but also peaking at number 11 on the American album charts. The lead single, "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", was also a minor hit in the US, reaching number 41.