King were a British New Wave pop band of the mid-eighties from Coventry. Their name comes from the surname of lead singer Paul King. The band were formed from the remnants of Coventry rock-ska band The Reluctant Stereotypes plus producer Paul Sampson.
Riding on the back of the Two Tone wave, they had two UK Top 10 albums on CBS. both produced and mixed by Richard James Burgess, and two UK Top 10 singles. After the demise of The Reluctant Stereotypes, singer Paul King formed The Raw Screens, who perfected their act and style to what Paul and his manager Perry Haines called 'Multi Tone,' as opposed to 'Two Tone', and then, in 1983, relaunched the group as self-named Eighties band King.
Albums
* Steps in Time (1984) - King
* Bitter Sweet (1985) - King
* Joy (1987) - Paul King solo
* The Best of King - Love & Pride (1998) - King & Paul King collection
1. "Love & Pride" (3:20)
2. "Don't Stop" (3:29)
3. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now" (3:12)
4. "Fish" (5:12)
5. "Trouble" (4:02)
6. "Soul on My Boots" (3:37)
7. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge" (4:05)
8. "Alone without You" (3:34)
9. "Crazy Party" (3:25)
10. "The Taste of Your Tears" (4:03)
11. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" (4:56)
12. "These Things" (2:29)
13. "Torture" (3:37)
14. "Groovin' with the Kings" (3:30)
15. "I Know" [Paul King solo] (3:37)
16. "Love & Pride (Body & Soul Mix)" (5:28)
17. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now (Heavy Times Mix)" (7:50)
18. "The Taste of Your Tears (Breaker Heart Mix)" (6:24)
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