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Bitter Sweet (King album)

Bitter Sweet is the second and final album by the English band King, produced by Richard James Burgess and released by CBS Records in 1985. The album peaked at number 16 in the UK Album Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI.

Bitter Sweet
Studio album by
King
Released11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)[1]
RecordedPark Gate & Wessex Studios
GenreNew wave
Length39:55 (LP)
45:28 (MC)
77:34 (CD)
LabelCBS (LP/MC)
Cherry Red (CD)
ProducerRichard James Burgess
King chronology
Steps in Time
(1984) 		Bitter Sweet
(1985) 		Joy
(1987)

The first single from the album was "Alone Without You" which reached the UK Top 10. Two further singles were taken from the album, "The Taste of Your Tears" (UK #11) and "Torture" (UK #23).

The cassette edition of the record featured a slightly different track listing, containing a slow reprise of the first single "Alone Without You", and the 12" extended remix replacing the 7" version of "The Taste of Your Tears".

The original 1985 CD edition (made in Japan for Europe) also has a different track order and features remixes of the 2 singles "Torture" and "The Taste of Your Tears" instead of the album versions of these songs.

The 1985 CD release in Japan and all digital versions sold online follow the original LP track listing.

In September 2007, the album was remastered and re-released on CD by Cherry Red label with eight bonus tracks including remixes and B-sides.

Track listing

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LP & Japanese CD

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  1. "Alone Without You" – 3:35 (P. King)
  2. "Platform One" – 3:05 (P. King)
  3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" – 4:56 (P. King/M. Roberts)
  4. "(KFAD) Wait for No-One" – 3:37 (P. King/M. Roberts/J. Lantsbery/A. Wall)
  5. "2 M.B." – 3:38 (P. King)
  6. "These Things" – 4:34 (P. King/M. Roberts)
  7. "The Taste of Your Tears" – 4:03 (P. King)
  8. "Torture" – 4:29 (P. King)
  9. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" – 3:51 (P. King/A. Wall/J. Lantsbery)
  10. "Mind Yer Toes" – 4:07 (P. King)

MC

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  1. "Alone Without You" (3:38)
  2. "Platform One" (3:07)
  3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" (4:58)
  4. "(KFAD) Wait for No-One" (3:39)
  5. "2 M.B." (3:50)
  6. "Alone Without You – The Reprise" (3:23)
  7. "These Things" (4:37)
  8. "The Taste of Your Tears (Breaker Heart Mix)" (5:42)
  9. "Torture" (4:29)
  10. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" (3:54)
  11. "Mind Yer Toes" (4:11)

CD 1985

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  1. "Alone Without You" (3:38)
  2. "Platform One" (3:07)
  3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" (4:58)
  4. "Torture (Passion Fruit Mix)" (6:45)
  5. "2 M.B." (3:50)
  6. "These Things" (4:37)
  7. "The Taste of Your Tears (Breaker Heart Mix)" (5:40)
  8. "(KFAD) Wait for No-One" (3:39)
  9. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" (3:54)
  10. "Mind Yer Toes" (4:11)

CD remaster 2007

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  1. "Alone Without You" (3:38)
  2. "Platform One" (3:07)
  3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" (4:58)
  4. "(KFAD) Wait for No-One" (3:39)
  5. "2 M.B." (3:50)
  6. "These Things" (4:37)
  7. "The Taste of Your Tears" (4:05)
  8. "Torture" (4:29)
  9. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" (3:54)
  10. "Mind Yer Toes" (4:11)
  11. "Crazy Party" (3:26)
  12. "Alone Without You (Scorcher Mix)" (4:30)
  13. "The Taste of Your Tears (Breaker Heart CD Mix)" (5:42)
  14. "Torture (Passion Fruit Mix)" (6:43)
  15. "Love & Pride (USA Summer Mix)" (6:17)
  16. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge (Rock Hard Mix)" (4:02)
  17. "These Things (Reprise)" (2:30)
  18. "Alone Without You – The Reprise" (3:23)

Singles

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  • 1985 – "Alone Without You" (UK #8)
  • 1985 – "The Taste of Your Tears" (UK #11)
  • 1986 – "Torture" (UK #23)

Personnel

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  • Paul King – vocals
  • Mick Roberts – keyboards
  • Anthony "Tony" Wall – bass guitar
  • Jim "Jackal" Lantsbery – guitar
  • Adrian Lillywhite – drums

Production and design

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  • Richard James Burgess – producer
  • Phill Brown – engineering, mixing
  • Perry Haines – photography
  • Rob O'Connor – photography
  • James Palmer – photography
  • Jeff Veitch – photography
  • Simon Fowler – sleeve photography
  • Rob O'Connor – design

Release history

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Country Date Label Format Catalogue
UK 2007 Cherry Red CD CD MRED 328
UK 1985 CBS CD CDCBS86320
UK 1985 CBS MC 40-86320
UK 1985 CBS LP 86320

References

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  1. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 9 November 1985. p. 29. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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  • Discogs: track listing, credits, timings, label, date of vinyl LP edition
  • Discogs: track listing, credits, timings, label, date of remastered CD edition
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