King of America is the tenth studio album by Elvis Costello. It was credite… Read Full Bio ↴King of America is the tenth studio album by Elvis Costello. It was credited to "The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates" in the UK and Europe, and to "The Costello Show featuring Elvis Costello" in North America. Released on 21 February 1986, it peaked at No. 11 on the UK album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200. In The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for the year's best albums, King of America finished at No. 2, and it was also selected as one of Rolling Stone magazine's top twenty albums of the year.

Costello's usual backing musicians the Attractions appear on only one track, "Suit of Lights", but returned to record in full his next album Blood & Chocolate.

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01Brilliant Mistake3:40 Elvis Costello

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02Lovable2:52 Elvis Costello

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03Our Little Angel4:02 Elvis Costello

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04Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood2:49 Elvis Costello

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05Glitter Gulch3:17 Elvis Costello

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06Indoor Fireworks4:22 Elvis Costello

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07Little Palaces3:48 Elvis Costello

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08I'll Wear It Proudly4:22 Elvis Costello

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09American Without Tears4:30 Elvis Costello

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10Eisenhower Blues3:45 Elvis Costello

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11Poisoned Rose4:07 Elvis Costello

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12The Big Light2:33 Elvis Costello

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13Jack Of All Parades5:16 Elvis Costello

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14Suit Of Lights4:05 Elvis Costello

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15Sleep Of The Just3:49 Elvis Costello

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King of America
Elvis Costello Lyrics

American Without Tears Outside in New Orleans the heat was almost frightening But m…
Brilliant Mistake He thought he was the King of America Where they pour…
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Baby can you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Eisenhower Blues Hey everybody I'm a talking to you I ain't telling you…
Glitter Gulch Enter Madam X painted in a shocking pink spangled dress Her…
I'll Wear It Proudly I hate these flaming curtains they're not the color of…
Indoor Fireworks We play these parlour games We play at make-believe When we …
Jack Of All Parades When we first met I didn't know what to do My…
Little Palaces In Chocolate Town all the trains are painted brown In the…
Lovable 1, 2, a 1, 2, 3, 4 It's going round the…
Our Little Angel This is the place where I made my best mistakes This…
Poisoned Rose The poisoned rose That you gave to me It left me half…
Sleep Of The Just The soldier asked my name and did I come here…
Suit Of Lights While Nat King Cole sings "Welcome To My World" You request…
The Big Light Oh well I had a little feeling to have a…