King (O.A.R. album)

King
Studio album by
O.A.R.
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011
GenreRock, pop rock
Length51:21
LabelWind-up
ProducerMatt Wallace
O.A.R. chronology
Rain or Shine
(2010) 		King
(2011) 		Live on Red Rocks
(2012)
Singles from King
  1. "Heaven"
    Released: June 7, 2011
  2. "Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"
    Released: February 14, 2012

King is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock group O.A.R. It was released on August 2, 2011, by Wind-up Records. This is their first album on the label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStar[4]

King received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 60/100 based on five reviews; this indicates "mixed or average reviews".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King" (featuring Russell Simmons and DJ Logic)
  • Marc Roberge
  • Jason Kibler
3:14
2."Taking on the World Today"
  • Roberge
  • Richard On
  • Chris Keup
2:51
3."Not for Me"Roberge3:32
4."Heaven"
  • Roberge
  • Ryan Baharloo
  • Derek Fuhrmann
  • Gregg Wattenberg
3:31
5."Are You Low?"
3:13
6."Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"
  • Roberge
  • Derek Fuhrmann
  • Wattenberg
3:28
7."We Made It – Interlude 1"Baharloo1:02
8."The Last Time"
  • Roberge
  • On
  • Vince Scheuerman
4:27
9."Fire"
  • Roberge
  • Chris Culos
  • Jerry DePizzo
  • Benj Gershman
  • On
4:07
10."Brand New – Interlude 2"
  • Roberge
  • Culos
  • DePizzo
  • Gershman
  • On
1:32
11."Gotta Live"
  • Roberge
  • DePizzo
3:51
12."Dangerous Connection"
  • Roberge
  • Andrew McMahon
4:04
13."Wicked Storm – Interlude 3"
  • Roberge
  • Culos
  • DePizzo
  • Gershman
  • On
1:34
14."Almost Easy"
  • Roberge
  • DePizzo
  • On
4:16
15."Over and Over"
  • Roberge
  • McMahon
3:13
16."Back to One"
  • Roberge
  • Fuhrmann
  • Wallace
  • Wattenberg
3.09
Total length:51:21
Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."World Like That"
  • Roberge
  • On
  • Mikel Paris
  • Wattenberg
3:54
18."Heavy Heart"
  • Roberge
  • DePizzo
5:57
19."Give Me Something"
  • Roberge
  • Ryan Gillmor
  • Tim Pagnotta
7:27
20."Irish Rose"
5:00
Total length:73:39
Limited Deluxe Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."Morning Sons"Roberge5:30
Total length:56:51

Personnel

O.A.R.

  • Marc Roberge – vocals, guitar, programming and additional instrumentation on track 1
  • Richard On – guitar
  • Benj Gershman – bass
  • Jerry DePizzo – saxophone, guitar
  • Chris Culos – drums

Additional musicians

  • Mikel Paris – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals on all tracks
  • DJ Logic – turntables on track 1
  • Russell Simmons – additional vocals on track 1
  • The Plain Clothes Choir – additional vocals on track 4
  • Josh Smith – trumpet on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
  • Sam Blankesse – trombone on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
  • Ryan Baharloo – programming and additional instrumentation on tracks 4, 13
  • John O'Brien – programming and additional instrumentation on track 19
  • Jerry Barnes – programming and additional instrumentation on all tracks

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 12
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums 2

References

  1. ^ a b "King by O.A.R. Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew (August 9, 2011). "King - O.A.R." AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Anderson, Kyle (August 3, 2011). "King Review - O.A.R." Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Finley, Adam (August 31, 2011). "O.A.R.: King". PopMatters. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  1. O.A.R official website

Further reading

  1. O.A.R New Album Ready
  2. O.A.R New Album Buzz is "King" Sized Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. King Album Review
  4. O.A.R Targets 2011 for New Album, Sets Fall Tour


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(O.A.R._album)