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| This album = '''''King Cool'''''<br/> (1981)
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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 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=]|access-date=30 November 2021}}</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>
'''''King Cool''''' is the title of the 2nd album by Donnie Iris (see ]).<ref></ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
===Side one===
#"]" (Avsec, Iris) # "]" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:37
#"The Promise" (Lee) # "The Promise" (Lee) - 4:06
⚫ #"Pretender" (Avsec, Iris)
#"]" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) # "Pretender" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:15
# "]" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) - 3:35
#"That's The Way Love Ought to Be" (Avsec, Iris) # "]" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:19

⚫ #"]" (Avsec, Iris)
===Side two===
⚫ #"Broken Promises" (Avsec, Iris)
#"King Cool" (Avsec, Iris) # "]" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:59
#"Color Me Blue" (Avsec, Iris) # "Broken Promises" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:21
#"The Last to Know" (Avsec, Iris) # "King Cool" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:05
# "Color Me Blue" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19
# "The Last to Know" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19

===2021 remastered CD reissue===
# "Sweet Merilee" - 3:42
# "The Promise" - 4:08
⚫ # "Pretender" - 5:14
# "Love Is Like a Rock" - 3:38
# "That's the Way Love Ought to Be" - 4:23
# "My Girl" - 4:00
⚫ # "Broken Promises" - 4:19
# "King Cool" - 4:07
# "Color Me Blue" - 5:20
# "The Last to Know" - 5:21
# "Shock Treatment (Live)" - 4:44<ref name="auto"/>


==Personnel== ==Personnel==
===Donnie Iris and the Cruisers===
*] - lead and background vocals *] - lead and background vocals
*] - piano, organ, synthesizers, glockenspiel, background vocals *] - piano, organ, synthesizers, glockenspiel, background vocals
*] - guitars and background vocals *] - guitars and background vocals
*] - bass guitar and background vocals *] - bass guitar and background vocals
*] - drums and percussives *] - drums and percussion

===Additional musicians===
*Kenny Blake - saxophone *Kenny Blake - saxophone


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*Producer: Mark Avsec *Producer: Mark Avsec
*Engineer: Jerry Reed *Engineer: Jerry Reed
*Mixed by Michael Barbiero at ], New York


==Chart positions== ==Chart positions==
'''Album''' - ] (North America) '''Album''' - ] (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year !Year
!align="left"|Chart !Chart
!align="left"|Position !Position
|-
⚫ |align="left"|1981
|align="left"|The Billboard 200
⚫ |align="left"|84
|- |-
|1981
|Top LPs & Tape
⚫ |align="center"|84
|} |}


'''Singles''' - Billboard (North America) '''Singles''' - Billboard (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year !Year
!align="left"|Single !Single
!align="left"|Chart !Chart
!align="left"|Position !Position
|- |-
|align="left"|1981 |rowspan="2"|1981
|align="left"|"Sweet Merilee" |rowspan="2"|"Sweet Merilee"
|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100 |Billboard Hot 100
|align="left"|80 |align="center"|80
|- |-
|Top Rock Tracks
|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|"Sweet Merilee" |align="center"|31
|align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="left"|31
|- |-
|align="left"|1982 |rowspan="3"|1982
|align="left"|"Love Is Like a Rock" |rowspan="2"|"Love Is Like a Rock"
|align="left"|Billboard Hot 100 |Billboard Hot 100
|align="left"|37 |align="center"|37
|- |-
|Top Rock Tracks
|align="left"|1982
|align="left"|"Love Is Like a Rock" |align="center"|9
|align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="left"|9
|-
|align="left"|1982
⚫ |align="left"|"My Girl"
⚫ |align="left"|Billboard Hot 100
|align="left"|25
|- |-
⚫ |"My Girl"
⚫ |Billboard Hot 100
⚫ |align="center"|25
|} |}


==References== ==References==
{{reflist}} {{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 23:10, 28 December 2023

1981 studio album by Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
King Cool
Studio album by Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
ReleasedAugust 1981
RecordedSummer 1981 at Jeree Studios in New Brighton, PA
GenreRock
LabelMCA
ProducerMark Avsec
Donnie Iris and the Cruisers chronology
Back on the Streets
(1980) 		King Cool
(1981) 		The High and the Mighty
(1982)
Singles from King Cool
  1. "Sweet Merilee"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "Love Is Like a Rock"
    Released: December 1981
  3. "My Girl"
    Released: March 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

King Cool is the second album by Donnie Iris, released in 1981. The album was reissued in remastered form on CD in 2021 by Rock Candy Records with a live bonus track from the 1981 Live EP.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Sweet Merilee" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:37
  2. "The Promise" (Lee) - 4:06
  3. "Pretender" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:15
  4. "Love Is Like a Rock" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) - 3:35
  5. "That's the Way Love Ought to Be" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:19

Side two

  1. "My Girl" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:59
  2. "Broken Promises" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:21
  3. "King Cool" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:05
  4. "Color Me Blue" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19
  5. "The Last to Know" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19

2021 remastered CD reissue

  1. "Sweet Merilee" - 3:42
  2. "The Promise" - 4:08
  3. "Pretender" - 5:14
  4. "Love Is Like a Rock" - 3:38
  5. "That's the Way Love Ought to Be" - 4:23
  6. "My Girl" - 4:00
  7. "Broken Promises" - 4:19
  8. "King Cool" - 4:07
  9. "Color Me Blue" - 5:20
  10. "The Last to Know" - 5:21
  11. "Shock Treatment (Live)" - 4:44

Personnel

Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

Additional musicians

  • Kenny Blake - saxophone

Production

  • Executive Producer: Carl Maduri
  • Producer: Mark Avsec
  • Engineer: Jerry Reed
  • Mixed by Michael Barbiero at Mediasound Studios, New York

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1981 Top LPs & Tape 84

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Sweet Merilee" Billboard Hot 100 80
Top Rock Tracks 31
1982 "Love Is Like a Rock" Billboard Hot 100 37
Top Rock Tracks 9
"My Girl" Billboard Hot 100 25

References

  1. "King Cool - Donnie Iris | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. "Parallel Time - The Unofficial Donnie Iris Site". Parallel-time.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. "Rock Candy Records". Rockcandyrecords.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Donnie Iris – King Cool (2021, CD)". Discogs.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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