- rock
- 58 min
- 15 tracks
- Columbia
King of America is the tenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 21 February 1986. Co-produced by Costello and T Bone Burnett, the album originated following a series of tours the two made under the name "the Coward Brothers".
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Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Brilliant Mistake3:42
- 2Lovable2:51
- 3Our Little Angel4:06
- 4Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood3:19
- 5Glitter Gulch3:15
- 6Indoor Fireworks4:09
- 7Little Palaces3:49
- 8I’ll Wear It Proudly4:20
- 9American Without Tears4:30
- 10Eisenhower Blues3:46
- 11Poisoned Rose4:07
- 12The Big Light2:32
- 13Jack of All Parades5:18
- 14Suit of Lights4:05
- 15Sleep of the Just3:49
15 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- February 21, 1986
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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