Kingsize (The Boo Radleys album)
| Kingsize | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 October 1998 | |||
| Genre | Britpop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 62:33 | |||
| Label | Creation CRECD228 | |||
| Producer | The Boo Radleys | |||
| The Boo Radleys chronology | ||||
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Kingsize is the sixth album by The Boo Radleys, released in 1998. The band broke up shortly after the album's release.
US versions of the album included the song "Put Your Arms Around Me And Tell Me Everything's Going To Be OK".
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Wall of Sound | 83/100[2] |
The album was not a commercial success and received mixed reviews. The album charted at number 62 in the UK albums chart; the lead single "Free Huey" reached only number 54.[3] "Kingsize" was scheduled as a second single and was to be released before the end of 1998, promos were even pressed with b-sides, but the band's split derailed the release.[4] A month after the album's release, sales stood at over 10,000 copies.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Martin Carr
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 0. | "Tranquillo" (hidden track) | 1:00 |
| 1. | "Blue Room in Archway" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "The Old Newsstand at Hamilton Square" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Free Huey" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Monuments for a Dead Century" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Heaven's at the Bottom of This Glass" | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Kingsize" | 4:42 |
| 7. | "High as Monkeys" | 6:22 |
| 8. | "Eurostar" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Put Your Arms Around Me and Tell Me Everything's Going to Be OK" (US version only) | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Adieu Clo Clo" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Jimmy Webb Is God" | 3:36 |
| 12. | "She Is Everywhere" | 4:11 |
| 13. | "Comb Your Hair" | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Song from the Blueroom" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "The Future Is Now" | 7:15 |
| Total length: | 62:33 | |
Personnel
- Sice - vocals
- Rob Cieka - drums, percussion
- Tim Brown - bass guitar, keyboards
- Martin Carr - guitar, keyboards, vocals
References
Citations
- ^ "The Boo Radleys: Kingsize > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ Gulla, Bob. "Review: Kingsize". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "BOO RADLEYS – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Biography". The Boo Radleys - Find The Way Out. booradleys.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
the Boos officially broke up months later just weeks before the title track was set to be released as a single
- ^ Cavanagh 2000, p. 549
Sources
- Cavanagh, David (2000). The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize. London: Virgin Publishing. ISBN 1-85227-775-0.
