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
Studio album by
King's X
ReleasedMay 20, 1996
GenreHard rock
Length49:18
LabelAtlantic
ProducerArnold Lanni, King's X
King's X chronology
Dogman
(1994)		 Ear Candy
(1996)		 Best of King's X
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."The Train"Ty Tabor/Doug Pinnick3:06
2."(Thinking and Wondering) What I'm Gonna Do"Pinnick3:43
3."Sometime"Pinnick3:48
4."A Box"Pinnick4:40
5."Looking For Love"Pinnick2:59
6."Mississippi Moon"Tabor3:11
7."67"Pinnick4:42
8."Lies in the Sand (The Ballad of...)"Tabor3:53
9."Run"Pinnick3:28
10."Fathers"Pinnick3:21
11."American Cheese (Jerry's Pianto)"Jerry Gaskill2:54
12."Picture"Pinnick5:35
13."Life Going By"Tabor4:04
Total length:49:18
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
14."Freedom"Tabor3:33

Personnel

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.

Chart performance
Chart Peak
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums4[5]
Swedish Album Chart52[6]
U.S. Billboard 200105[7]
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References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ear Candy - King's X at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. Selby, Derek Scott (August 1996). "Reviews / Ear Candy". CCM Magazine. 19 (2): 64, 67. ISSN 1524-7848.
  3. Sinclair, Tom (June 14, 1996). "Ear Candy Review" (June 14, 1996). Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. "Ear Candy review", Q, p. 121, August 1996
  5. "King's X album charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  6. "King's X - Ear Candy". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  7. "King's X album charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2007.


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