Desire of the Rhino King

Desire of the Rhino King
Compilation album by Adrian Belew
Released	November 5, 1991
Genre	Experimental rock, AOR
Length	71:58
Label	Island
Producer	Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Young Lions (1990) Desire of the Rhino King (1991) Inner Revolution (1992)

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[1]

Desire of the Rhino King is a compilation album released in 1991 by experimental rock musician and guitarist Adrian Belew. It includes songs from Belew's first three solo albums for Island Records: Lone Rhino (1982), Twang Bar King (1983), and Desire Caught By the Tail (1986). ^[2]

Track 18 is an outtake from the Desire sessions, appearing for the first time on CD. It was first released on a Flexi disc included with the March 1987 issue of Guitar Player .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adrian Belew except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Final Rhino"		Lone Rhino (1982)	1:25
2.	"The Lone Rhinoceros"		Lone Rhino	3:59
3.	"Big Electric Cat"		Lone Rhino	4:52
4.	"The Momur"		Lone Rhino	3:48
5.	"Hot Sun"		Lone Rhino	1:31
6.	"The Man in the Moon"		Lone Rhino	3:48
7.	"Swingline"		Lone Rhino	3:29
8.	"Adidas in Heat"		Lone Rhino	2:46
9.	"Fish Head"		Twang Bar King (1983)	4:31
10.	"The Ideal Woman"		Twang Bar King	4:09
11.	"Sexy Rhino"		Twang Bar King	0:37
12.	"Twang Bar King"		Twang Bar King	1:27
13.	"Paint the Road"	Belew, Bill Janssen	Twang Bar King	3:21
14.	"She Is Not Dead"		Twang Bar King	4:43
15.	"The Rail Song"		Twang Bar King	5:38
16.	"Ballet for a Blue Whale"		Twang Bar King	4:45
17.	"The Gypsy Zurna"		Desire Caught by the Tail (1986)	3:06
18.	"Joan Miro's Procession Through the Insides of a Purple Antelope Across a Sea of Tuna Fish"		Guitar Player magazine (March 1987)	3:05
19.	"Portrait of Margaret"		Desire Caught by the Tail	3:58
20.	"Laughing Man"		Desire Caught by the Tail	5:31
21.	"Guernica"		Desire Caught by the Tail	2:18
Total length:				71:58

Personnel

Musicians

• Adrian Belew – guitar, percussion, piano, drums, vocals,
• Audie Belew – piano
• Christy Bley – keyboards, vocals
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Clif Mayhugh – bass, vocals
• Bill Janssen – saxophone, vocals

Technical

• Adrian Belew – producer, liner notes, cover art concept
• Stan Hertzman – executive producer, photography
• Gary Platt – engineer
• Rich Denhart – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – remastering
• Christine Rodin – photography
• Margaret Belew – cover design, cover art

References

1. Desire of the Rhino King at AllMusic
2. "TrouserPress.com :: Adrian Belew". www.trouserpress.com.