King of the Kerb

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"King of the Kerb"
Single by Echobelly
from the album On
Released23 October 1995 (1995-10-23)[1]
StudioMarcus
Length3.59
LabelFauve, Rhythm King
Songwriter(s)Sonya Madan, Glenn Johansson
Producer(s)Echobelly
Echobelly singles chronology
"Great Things"
(1995)
"King of the Kerb"
(1995)
"Dark Therapy"
(1996)

"King of the Kerb" is the second single from British rock band Echobelly's second album, On (1995).[2] The song reached 25 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] "King of the Kerb" 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.[4][5] All the single's B-sides were included on the expanded edition of On.

Track listings[edit]

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 were produced by Echobelly and recorded at Marcus apart from "King of the Kerb", produced by Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade and recorded at Konk Studios and Fort Apache
  • "Natural Animal" and "Car Fiction" were originally released on On[2]

UK CD 2

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 were recorded live at wetlands preserve
  • "Insomniac" was originally released on Everyone's Got One[6]
  • "Great Things" was originally released on On[2]

European CD

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

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

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

Personnel[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 October 1995. p. 35.
  2. ^ a b c "ECHOBELLY - ON ALBUM TRACKLIST". sing365.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. 4 November 1995. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The Best of Echobelly - Echobelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Echobelly - Everybody's Got One Album Tracklist". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.