The Way to Salvation

The Way to Salvation
Studio album by King Missile
Released	April 16, 1991
Recorded	Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 1991
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	46:43
Label	Atlantic
Producer	King Missile, Lou Giordano
King Missile chronology
Mystical Shit (1990) The Way to Salvation (1991) Happy Hour (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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Robert Christgau	A−

The Way to Salvation is the fourth album by avant-garde band King Missile, and the band's first for Atlantic Records. It was released on April 16, 1991.

Track listing

All lyrics by John S. Hall (except "Betrayal Takes Two," a Richard Hell cover).

1. "The Way to Salvation" (Hall, Dave Rick) – 2:06
2. "Life" (Hall, David Ramirez, Rick, Chris Xefos) – 4:02
3. "The Boy Who Ate Lasagna and Could Jump over a Church" (Hall, Rick) – 1:33
4. "The Story of Willy" (Hall, Ramirez, Rick) – 2:24
5. "Dinosaurs" (Hall, Rick) – 3:26
6. "I Wish" (Hall, Rick) – 2:32
7. "The Indians" (Hall) – 1:41
8. "It's" (Hall, Ramirez, Rick, Xefos) – 5:04
9. "My Heart Is a Flower" (Hall, Rick) – 2:36
10. "Pickaxe" (Hall, Ramirez, Rick) –2:30
11. "Sex with You" (Hall, Rick) – 3:36
12. "Part Two" (Hall, Rick) – 2:12
13. "Betrayal Takes Two" (Hell, Ivan Julian) – 3:09
14. "Listen to Me" (Hall, Ramirez, Rick) – 2:28
15. "Come Closer" (Hall, Xefos) – 2:58
16. "Scotland" (Hall) – 1:09
17. "To Walk Among the Pigs" (Hall, Rick) – 2:55

Personnel

• John S. Hall – lead vocals, percussion on "Scotland"
• Dave Rick – guitar
• Chris Xefos – bass, keyboards, percussion
• David Ramirez – drums, percussion
• Toaz Junior High School Boys' Choir – backing vocals on "The Way to Salvation" and "I Wish"