King of America
10th studio album by
(Elvis Costello)featuring the Attractions and Confederates a.o. Jerry Scheff, James Burton & Ronnie Tutt from Elvis Presley’s TCB Band |
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| Released | 21 February 1986 |
| Recorded | Ocean Way, Sunset Sound & Sound Factory Studio Los Angeles, 1985–86 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Folk rock |
| Length | 57:36 |
| Label | Demon |
| Producer(s) | J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett, Declan MacManus a.k.a. (The Coward Brothers) |
All tracks written by Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello) except as noted.
Tracklist:
- “Brilliant Mistake”
- “Lovable” (MacManus, Cait O’Riordan)
- “Our Little Angel”
- “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell)
- “Glitter Gulch”
- “Indoor Fireworks”
- “Little Palaces”
- “I’ll Wear It Proudly”
- “American Without Tears”
- “Eisenhower Blues” (J. B. Lenoir)
- “Poisoned Rose”
- “The Big Light”
- “Jack of All Parades”
- “Suit of Lights”
- “Sleep of The Just”
1995 Extended Play:
- “The People’s Limousine” (The Coward Brothers) (Henry Coward & Howard Coward)
- “They’ll Never Take Her Love from Me” (The Coward Brothers) (Leon Payne)
- “Suffering Face” — demo recording
- “Shoes Without Heels” — released as the b-side to “Blue Chair”
- “King of Confidence” — session outtake
Live on Broadway, 1986 (limited edition bonus disc)
- “That’s How You Got Killed Before” (Dave Bartholomew)
- “The Big Light”
- “It Tears Me Up” (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
- “The Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line” (Ivy J. Bryant)
- “Your Mind is on Vacation” / “Your Funeral and My Trial” (Mose Allison) / (Sonny Boy Williamson)
- “That’s How You Got Killed Before” (Reprise) (Dave Bartholomew)
- Recorded at The Broadway Theatre, New York City, 23 October 1986.
