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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Albums --> |
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{{Infobox album |
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| Name = King Cool |
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| name = King Cool |
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| Artist = ] |
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| Cover = Kingcool.jpg |
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| Released = August 1981 |
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| released = August 1981 |
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| Recorded = Summer 1981 at Jeree Studios in New Brighton, PA |
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| recorded = Summer 1981 at Jeree Studios in New Brighton, PA |
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| Last album = '']'' <br/> (1980) |
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| This album = '''''King Cool'''''<br/> (1981) |
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| Next album = '']'' <br/> (1982) |
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| prev_year = 1980 |
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| next_year = 1982 |
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|name = King Cool |
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|single1date = October 1981 |
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|single2date = December 1981 |
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|single3date = March 1982 |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r9891|pure_url=yes}}</ref> |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-cool-mw0000100364|title=King Cool - Donnie Iris | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=]|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> |
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'''''King Cool''''' is the second album by ], released in ].<ref> |
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'''''King Cool''''' is the second album by ], released in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parallel-time.com/kingcoolcd.htm|title=Parallel Time - The Unofficial Donnie Iris Site|website=Parallel-time.com|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> The album was reissued in remastered form on CD in 2021 by ] with a live bonus track from the 1981 ''Live'' EP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockcandyrecords.com/|title=Rock Candy Records|website=Rockcandyrecords.com|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/18963451-Donnie-Iris-King-Cool|title=Donnie Iris – King Cool (2021, CD)|access-date=30 November 2021|website=Discogs.com|date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
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==Track listing== |
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===Side one=== |
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#"]" (Avsec, Iris) |
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# "]" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:37 |
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#"The Promise" (Lee) |
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# "The Promise" (Lee) - 4:06 |
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#"Pretender" (Avsec, Iris) |
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#"]" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) |
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# "Pretender" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:15 |
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# "]" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) - 3:35 |
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#"]" (Avsec, Iris) |
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# "]" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:19 |
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#"]" (Avsec, Iris) |
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===Side two=== |
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#"Broken Promises" (Avsec, Iris) |
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#"King Cool" (Avsec, Iris) |
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# "]" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:59 |
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#"Color Me Blue" (Avsec, Iris) |
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# "Broken Promises" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:21 |
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#"The Last to Know" (Avsec, Iris) |
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# "King Cool" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:05 |
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# "Color Me Blue" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19 |
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# "The Last to Know" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19 |
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===2021 remastered CD reissue=== |
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# "Sweet Merilee" - 3:42 |
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# "Pretender" - 5:14 |
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# "Love Is Like a Rock" - 3:38 |
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# "My Girl" - 4:00 |
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# "Broken Promises" - 4:19 |
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# "King Cool" - 4:07 |
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# "Shock Treatment (Live)" - 4:44<ref name="auto"/> |
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==Personnel== |
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===Additional musicians=== |
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*Kenny Blake - saxophone |
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*Producer: Mark Avsec |
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*Producer: Mark Avsec |
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*Engineer: Jerry Reed |
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*Engineer: Jerry Reed |
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*Mixed by Michael Barbiero at ], New York |
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==Chart positions== |
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'''Album''' - ] (North America) |
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'''Album''' - ] (United States) |
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|align="left"|1981 |
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|align="left"|The Billboard 200 |
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|align="left"|1981 |
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|rowspan="2"|1981 |
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|align="left"|"Sweet Merilee" |
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|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100 |
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==References== |
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