Elvis Costello - King of America (1986)

Elvis Costello - King of America (1986)

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Elvis Costello - King of America

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Side one

1. "Brilliant Mistake"   3:45

2. "Lovable"   2:53

3. "Our Little Angel"   4:06

4. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"   3:22

5. "Glitter Gulch"   3:17

6. "Indoor Fireworks"   4:10

7. "Little Palaces"   3:49

8. "I'll Wear It Proudly"   4:25

Side two

1. "American Without Tears"   4:34

2. "Eisenhower Blues"   3:46

3. "Poisoned Rose"   4:07

4. "The Big Light"   2:33

5. "Jack of All Parades"   5:18

6. "Suit of Lights"   4:06

7. "Sleep of the Just"   3:51

Elvis Costello Band Members / Musicians

Elvis Costello – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, lead vocal

T-Bone Burnett – guitars, backing vocals

Mitchell Froom – Hammond organ, harpsichord, organ, doctored piano

Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – electric guitar, piano accordion, electric bass

Jerry Scheff – string bass, electric bass

Mickey Curry – brushes, drums, sticks

Michael Blair – marimba

James Burton – electric guitar, Dobro, acoustic guitar

Tom Canning – piano

Ralph Carney – saxophone

Jim Keltner – sticks, drums, brushes

Earl Palmer – brushes, drums

Ron Tutt – brushes, drums

Ray Brown – double bass on "Eisenhower Blues"

David Hidalgo – harmony vocal on "Lovable"

Jo-El Sonnier – French accordion on "American Without Tears"

Steve Nieve – piano, Hammond organ on "Jack Of All Parades", "Suit of Lights", and "Betrayal"

Bruce Thomas – electric bass on "Suit of Lights" and "Betrayal"

Pete Thomas – sticks, drums on "Suit of Lights" and "Betrayal"

King of America is the 10th studio album by British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, credited to "The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates" in the UK and Europe and to "The Costello Show featuring Elvis Costello" in North America. Released on 21 February 1986, it peaked at No. 11 on the UK album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200. In The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for the year's best albums, King of America finished at No. 2, and it was also selected as one of Rolling Stone magazine's top twenty albums of the year. In 2000, it was voted No. 540 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

Released in the United Kingdom as F-Beat ZL 70946, and in the United States as Columbia JC40173, some songs have a country music feel, reflecting Costello's interest in Americana, whilst "American Without Tears" deals with the experience of Irish immigrants in the US and "Little Palaces" references Costello's working-class roots.