King of Clubs (album)

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King of Clubs
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Studio album by
Released1998
Genre Hard rock, power pop, pop rock
Length56:26
Label Mayhem Records
Producer Paul Gilbert & Bruce Bouillet
Paul Gilbert chronology
King of Clubs
(1998)
Flying Dog
(1998)
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King of Clubs is the debut solo album by Paul Gilbert formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. Big.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Gilbert except where noted.

  1. "Champagne" – 3:20
  2. "Vinyl" – 3:36
  3. "Girls Who Can Read Your Mind" – 3:30
  4. "I'm Just In Love" – 1:56
  5. "The Jig" (Instrumental) – 2:24 (J. S. Bach)
  6. "Girlfriend's Birthday" – 2:59
  7. "Bumblebee" – 4:22
  8. "Streetlights" – 4:57
  9. "My Naomi" – 4:21
  10. "Double Trouble" – 3:07
  11. "Million Dollar Smile" – 2:19
  12. "The Jam" (Instrumental) – 19:35
  13. "I Do" 2:59

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. King of Clubs at AllMusic