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"King of the Kerb"
Song

"King of the Kerb" is the second single from Echobelly's On[1] released by the Britpop band Echobelly in 1995.

The song was included on both of the greatest hits albums that Echobelly have released; I Can't Imagine The World Without Me and The Best Of Echobelly.[3][4] All b-sides were re-released on the expanded edition of On.

The song is about the milieu of prostitution and homelessness. It also reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

UK CD 1

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Kerb"3:59
2."Car Fiction (acoustic/French version)"2:33
3."On Turn On (acoustic version)"3:18
4."Natural Animal (acoustic)"3:44
Total length:14:34
  • All songs produced by Echobelly and recorded at Marcus a part from "King of the Kerb", produced by Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade and Recorded at Konk Studios and Fort Apache.[5]
  • "Natural Animal" and "Car Fiction" were originally released on On.[1]

UK CD 2

[6]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Kerb"4:29
2."Car Fiction (acoustic/French version)"3:54
3."Insomniac"4:01
4."Great Things"3:31
Total length:15:55
  • All songs recorded live at wetlands preserve
  • "Insomniac" was originally released on Everyone's Got One[7]
  • "Great Things" was originally released on On.[1]

European CD

[8]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Kerb"3:58
2."On Turn On (acoustic)"3:18
3."Natural Animal (acoustic)"3:43
4."Great Things (live at wetlands preserve)"3:32
Total length:14:31

Australian CD

[9]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Kerb" 
2."On Turn On" 
3."Natural Animals" 
4."Great Things" 
5."Car Fictions (acoustic/French version)" 

Japanese CD

[10]

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glen Johansson

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Kerb"4:00
2."On Turn On (acoustic)"3:19
3."Natural Animal (acoustic)"3:14
4."We Know Better"4:04
5."Atom"2:50
6."Aloha Lolita"3:14
Total length:20:41

Credits

[2]

  • Bass – Alexander Keyser
  • Drums – Andy Henderson
  • Guitar – Glenn Johansson
  • Voice – Sonya Madan
  • Engineer – Dick Meaney
  • Cover Photography – Kevin Westenberg
  • Producer – Echobelly

References

  1. ^ a b c d "ECHOBELLY - ON ALBUM TRACKLIST". sing365.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Echobelly - King of the Kerb Single (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ "The Best of Echobelly - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine (11 September 2001). "Best of Echobelly: I Can't Imagine World Without Me - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Echobelly-Everybody's-Got-One-Album/BEC48011AF39596948256A8800229FCA
  8. ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.