Ear Candy (King's X album)
Ear Candy is the sixth studio album by heavy metal/hard rock trio King's X, released in 1996. Ear Candy was produced by Arnold Lanni and King's X.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 49:18 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Arnold Lanni, King's X | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| CCM Magazine | (not rated)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A-[3] |
| Q | [4] |
The album has two songs which are rewritten versions of earlier songs: "Picture" is also known as "The Door", a song with different lyrics, released on their pre-King's X release Sneak Preview. The song "Mississippi Moon" is mainly inspired on the song "If I Could Fly", which King's X played in shows after they had changed their name to its definite version, King's X.
The bonus track "Freedom" can also be found as a b-side of the single "A Box". It was later given a proper release on the album Ogre Tones.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor & Jerry Gaskill
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Train" | Ty Tabor/Doug Pinnick | 3:06 |
| 2. | "(Thinking and Wondering) What I'm Gonna Do" | Pinnick | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Sometime" | Pinnick | 3:48 |
| 4. | "A Box" | Pinnick | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Looking For Love" | Pinnick | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Mississippi Moon" | Tabor | 3:11 |
| 7. | "67" | Pinnick | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Lies in the Sand (The Ballad of...)" | Tabor | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Run" | Pinnick | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Fathers" | Pinnick | 3:21 |
| 11. | "American Cheese (Jerry's Pianto)" | Jerry Gaskill | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Picture" | Pinnick | 5:35 |
| 13. | "Life Going By" | Tabor | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 49:18 | ||
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Freedom" | Tabor | 3:33 |
Personnel
- Doug Pinnick – bass, vocals
- Ty Tabor – guitar, vocals
- Jerry Gaskill – drums, vocals
Album notes
- This would be the last studio album King's X would release on Atlantic Records.
- "American Cheese (Jerry's Pianto)" is the second released song to feature Jerry Gaskill on lead vocals. The term pianto is a made-up word and is meant as a joke.
- "American Cheese (Jerry's Pianto)" and "Lies in the Sand (The Ballad of...)" produced by Ty Tabor and King's X.
- "A Box" features additional vocals by Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket.
- "Sometime" is not to be confused with "Sometimes", which is taken from King's X's first album Out of the Silent Planet.
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Christian Albums | 4 | [5] |
| Swedish Album Chart | 52 | [6] |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 105 | [7] |
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ear Candy - King's X at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- Selby, Derek Scott (August 1996). "Reviews / Ear Candy". CCM Magazine. 19 (2): 64, 67. ISSN 1524-7848.
- Sinclair, Tom (June 14, 1996). "Ear Candy Review" (June 14, 1996). Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- "Ear Candy review", Q, p. 121, August 1996
- "King's X album charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
- "King's X - Ear Candy". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
- "King's X album charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
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