| King Missile | ||||
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| Released | April 19, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Baby Monster (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 51:09 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Daniel Rey | |||
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King Missile is the sixth studio album by the experimental music band King Missile, released on April 19, 1994, by Atlantic Records. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Brian Flota of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "the eponymous final release by the second version of King Missile features the same witty and hilarious John S. Hall lyrical and spoken word moments alongside the lackluster pop filler that padded out their previous five albums." [2] Trouser Press said "the music is unassailable (Rick does his part with several hair-raising noise-fuzz-wah-guitar solos), but — with the exception of "The Dishwasher," an extraordinary multi-leveled evocation of the post-stress syndrome crime-fearing urbanites endure daily — the album draws close to self-parody." [3]
All lyrics are written by John S. Hall; all music is composed by Roger Murdock, Dave Rick, and Chris Xefos.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is..." | 3:38 |
| 2. | "What If" | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Let's Have Sex" | 2:06 |
| 4. | "Pigs Will Fly" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "These People" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Open Up" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Wind Up Toys" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Delores" | 1:47 |
| 9. | "Tongue" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "The Dishwasher" | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Socks" | 2:22 |
| 12. | "Bloodletting" | 2:50 |
| 13. | "Lies" | 3:42 |
| 14. | "The Commercial" | 2:19 |
| 15. | "King David's Dirge" | 1:40 |
| 16. | "Psalm" | 4:49 |
| 17. | "Happy Note" | 0:58 |
Adapted from the King Missile liner notes. [4]
King Missile
Additional performers
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Atlantic | CD, CS, LP | 7567-82589 |
| Canada | 78 25894 |
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