4 Waterloo Sunset. The Kinks " Waterloo Sunset. Waterloo Sunset. "Waterloo Sunset" is a song by British rock band The Kinks.
It was released as a single in 1967, and featured on their album Something Else by The Kinks. Composed and produced by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, "Waterloo Sunset" is one of the band's best known and most acclaimed songs in most territories, having been a #2 hit in the UK, and a top 10 hit in Australia and New Zealand and most of Europe. It is also their first single that is available in true stereo. History[edit] The Kinks. The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Dave Davies and Ray Davies in 1963.
The Kinks, who rose to fame during the mid-1960s and were part of the British Invasion of the US, are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era.[1][2] History[edit] The Kinks Official Website.