Kingsize (The Boo Radleys album)

Kingsize is the sixth and final album by The Boo Radleys, released in 1998. The band broke up shortly after the album's release.

Kingsize
Studio album by
Released19 October 1998
GenreBritpop, indie rock
Length62:33
LabelCreation CRECD228
ProducerThe Boo Radleys
The Boo Radleys chronology
C'mon Kids
(1996)
Kingsize
(1998)
Find the Way Out
(2005)

US versions of the album included the song "Put Your Arms Around Me And Tell Me Everything's Going To Be OK".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Wall of Sound83/100[2]

The album was not a commercial success and received mixed reviews. The album charted at number 62 in the UK albums chart; the lead single "Free Huey" reached only number 54.[3] "Kingsize" was scheduled as a second single and was to be released before the end of 1998, promos were even pressed with b-sides, but the band's split derailed the release.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Carr.

No.TitleLength
0."Tranquillo" (hidden track)1:00
1."Blue Room in Archway"4:28
2."The Old Newsstand at Hamilton Square"4:33
3."Free Huey"3:06
4."Monuments for a Dead Century"5:58
5."Heaven's at the Bottom of This Glass"2:15
6."Kingsize"4:42
7."High as Monkeys"6:22
8."Eurostar"3:53
9."Put Your Arms Around Me and Tell Me Everything's Going to Be OK" (US version only)2:50
10."Adieu Clo Clo"4:10
11."Jimmy Webb Is God"3:36
12."She Is Everywhere"4:11
13."Comb Your Hair"3:51
14."Song from the Blueroom"4:07
15."The Future Is Now"7:15
Total length:62:33

Personnel

  • Sice - vocals
  • Rob Cieka - drums, percussion
  • Tim Brown - bass guitar, keyboards
  • Martin Carr - guitar, keyboards, vocals

References

  1. "The Boo Radleys: Kingsize > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. Gulla, Bob. "Review: Kingsize". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "BOO RADLEYS – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. "Biography". The Boo Radleys - Find The Way Out. booradleys.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2011. the Boos officially broke up months later just weeks before the title track was set to be released as a single
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