The King & Eye | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Label | Rykodisc | |||
The Residents chronology | ||||
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The King & Eye is an album by the American art rock band The Residents, released in 1989. It consists of a series of Elvis Presley songs strung together with a narration exploring what motivated him throughout his career. Most of the album showed up in the Cube-E tour. This album was the last full-length album The Residents released before entering their "Multimedia Era."
Track listing
- "Blue Suede Shoes"
- "The Baby King Part 1"
- "Don't Be Cruel"
- "Heartbreak Hotel"
- "All Shook Up"
- "Return to Sender"
- "The Baby King Part 2"
- "Teddy Bear"
- "Devil in Disguise"
- "Stuck on You"
- "Big Hunk o' Love"
- "A Fool Such As I"
- "The Baby King Part 3"
- "Little Sister"
- "His Latest Flame"
- "Burning Love"
- "Viva Las Vegas'
- "The Baby King Part 4"
- "Love Me Tender"
- "The Baby King Part 5"
- "Hound Dog"
2004 Remix version
A remix version of the album featuring a more heavily synthesised, drum n bass-type sound was released in 2004, consisting of a main album plus a three-track bonus e.p.
Track listing (main album)
- "The Baby King 1"
- "Viva Las Vegas"
- "Jailhouse Rock"
- "Surrender"
- "Devil in Disguise"
- "Heartbreak Hotel"
- "Big Hunk o' Love"
- "Little Sister"
- "Stuck On You"
- "Burning Love"
- "All Shook Up"
- "Don't Be Cruel"
- "Don't"
- "A Fool Such as I"
- "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Track listing (bonus e.p.)
- "Blue Suede Shoes"
- "Hound Dog"
- "Teddy Bear"
Omitted from the remix version were "Return to Sender", "His Latest Flame", and "The Baby King" Parts 2-5.
References
- ^ MacDonald, Steven. The King & Eye at AllMusic
- ^ Rolling Stone review