King (O.A.R. album)

King
Studio album by O.A.R.
Released	August 2, 2011
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	51:21
Label	Wind-up
Producer	Matt Wallace
O.A.R. chronology
Rain or Shine (2010) King (2011) Live on Red Rocks (2012)

King is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock group O.A.R. It was released on August 2, 2011 by Wind-up Records. This is their first album on the label.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"King" (featuring Russell Simmons and DJ Logic)	Jason Kibler, Marc Roberge	3:14
2.	"Taking on the World Today"	Richard On, Roberge	2:51
3.	"Not for Me"	Roberge	3:32
4.	"Heaven"	Ryan "Barbaryan" Baharloo, Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Gregg Wattenberg	3:31
5.	"Are You Low?"	Roberge, Matt Wallace	3:13
6.	"Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"	Fuhrmann, Roberge, Wattenberg	3:28
7.	"We Made It - Interlude 1"	Baharloo	1:02
8.	"The Last Time"	On, Roberge, Vince Scheuerman	4:27
9.	"Fire"	Chris Culos, Jerry DePizzo, Benj Gershman, On, Roberge	4:07
10.	"Brand New - Interlude 2"	Culos, DePizzo, Gershman, On, Roberge	1:32
11.	"Gotta Live"	DePizzo, Roberge	3:51
12.	"Dangerous Connection"	Andrew McMahon, Roberge	4:04
13.	"Wicked Storm - Interlude 3"	Culos, DePizzo, Gershman, On, Roberge	1:34
14.	"Almost Easy"	DePizzo, On, Roberge	4:16
15.	"Over and Over"	McMahon, Roberge	3:13
16.	"Back to One"	Fuhrmann, Roberge, Wattenberg	3.09
Total length:			51:21

Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"World Like That"	On, Mikel Paris, Roberge, Wattenberg	3:54
18.	"Heavy Heart"	DePizzo, Roberge	5:57
19.	"Give Me Something"	Ryan Gillmor, Tim Pagnotta, Roberge	7:27
20.	"Irish Rose"	Stephen Kellogg, Roberge	5:00

Limited Deluxe Edition Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Morning Sons"	5:30

Personnel

• Marc Roberge - vocals, guitar, programming and additional instrumentation on track 1
• Richard On - guitar
• Benj Gershman - bass
• Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, guitar
• Chris Culos - drums

Additional Musicians

• Mikel Paris - keyboards, percussion, vocals on all tracks
• DJ Logic - turntables on track 1
• Russell Simmons- additional vocals on track 1
• The Plain Clothes Choir - additional vocals on track 4
• Josh Smith - trumpet on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
• Sam Blankesse - trombone on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
• Ryan Baharloo - programming and additional instrumentation on tracks 4, 13
• John O'Brien - programming and additional instrumentation on track 19
• Jerry Barnes - programming and additional instrumentation on all tracks

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	12
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums	2

References

1. O.A.R official website
2. O.A.R New Album Ready
3. O.A.R New Album Buzz is "King" Sized
4. King Album Review
5. O.A.R Targets 2011 for New Album, Sets Fall Tour