King (O.A.R. album)

King
King
Studio album by O.A.R.
Released	August 2, 2011
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	51:21
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Matt Wallace
O.A.R. chronology
Singles from King
	"Heaven"; Released: June 7, 2011; "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 edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
PopMatters	^[4]

King received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 60/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[1]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"King" (featuring Russell Simmons and DJ Logic)	Jason Kibler, Marc Roberge	3:14
2.	"Taking on the World Today"	Chris Keup, Richard On, Roberge	2:51
3.	"Not for Me"	Roberge	3:32
4.	"Heaven"	Ryan Baharloo, Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Gregg Wattenberg	3:31
5.	"Are You Low?"	Roberge, Matt Wallace	3:13
6.	"Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"	Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Wattenberg	3:28
7.	"We Made It - Interlude 1"	Baharloo	1:02
8.	"The Last Time"	On, Roberge, Vince Scheuerman	4:27
9.	"Fire"	Chris Culos, Jerry DePizzo, Benj Gershman, On, Roberge	4:07
10.	"Brand New - Interlude 2"	Culos, DePizzo, Gershman, On, Roberge	1:32
11.	"Gotta Live"	DePizzo, Roberge	3:51
12.	"Dangerous Connection"	Andrew McMahon, Roberge	4:04
13.	"Wicked Storm - Interlude 3"	Culos, DePizzo, Gershman, On, Roberge	1:34
14.	"Almost Easy"	DePizzo, On, Roberge	4:16
15.	"Over and Over"	McMahon, Roberge	3:13
16.	"Back to One"	Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Wallace, Wattenberg	3.09
Total length:			51:21

Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"World Like That"	On, Mikel Paris, Roberge, Wattenberg	3:54
18.	"Heavy Heart"	DePizzo, Roberge	5:57
19.	"Give Me Something"	Ryan Gillmor, Tim Pagnotta, Roberge	7:27
20.	"Irish Rose"	Stephen Kellogg, Roberge	5:00

Limited Deluxe Edition Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Morning Sons"	Roberge	5:30

Personnel edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

External links edit

O.A.R official website