KING COOL
Released: 1981


 

Donnie Iris - lead and background vocals, rhythm guitars
Mark Avsec - piano, organ, sythesizers, glockenspiel, background vocals
Marty Lee - guitars, background vocals
Albritton McClain - bass, background vocals
Kevin Valentine - drums, percussives

Kenny Blake - saxophone


Side 1:

1) SWEET MERILEE (Avsec, Iris)
2) THE PROMISE (Lee)
3) PRETENDER  (Avsec, Iris)
4) LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK  (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine)
5) THAT'S THE WAY LOVE OUGHT TO BE  (Avsec, Iris)

Side 2:

6) MY GIRL  (Avsec, Iris)
7) BROKEN PROMISES  (Avsec, Iris)
8) KING COOL  (Avsec, Iris)
9) COLOR ME BLUE  (Avsec, Iris)
10) THE LAST TO KNOW  (Avsec, Ierace)


Produced by Mark Avsec for the Belkin-Maduri Organization
Executive Producer - Carl Maduri


All selections recorded at Jeree Studios, New Brighton, PA, Summer 1981

Engineered by Jerry Reed
Assisted by Carl Maduri

Also thanks to Don Garvin for his invaluable assistance
Mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York, by Michael Barbiero
Mastered at Sterling Sound, Inc., New York, by Jack Skinner

Art Direction: George Osaki
Design: Georgopoulos/Imada
Front Cover Photography: Georgina Karvellas
Back Cover Photography: Marcia Resnick

Original release - MCA-5237 MCA Records
CD Releases - MSD-35416 Razor & Tie/MCA Records (1993)
  American Beat - B000XP42CE - (November 7, 2007)
  Rock Candy Records - B094Z6ZBC5 (July 2, 2021)