Dreaming of Revenge is the fourth album by the American guitarist Kaki King, released in 2008.
The album was leaked on February 22, 2008, less than a month before its official release.
On March 4, 2008, iTunes released a full version of Dreaming of Revenge featuring the bonus track "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map".
On March 11, Amoeba Records released a version of Dreaming of Revenge that included a Vinyl 33' copy of "Pull Me Out Alive" with the unreleased B-Side "Zeitgeist".
In early April, The Japanese Edition of Dreaming of Revenge was released with Both "Zeitgeist" and "I Need a Girl Who Knows a Map" on the same disc, along with full lyrics to all songs sung on the album.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote "This is not a remarkable album by any stretch, although its packaging is — it contains a punch-out mobile as a booklet — but it is a further step in the development of a singular and ever elusive artist who possesses a truckload of talent, but is still unsure of which direction to head to realize it all."[1] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called it King's most "sophisticated release yet."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kaki King
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Bone Chaos in the Castle"
2:28
2.
"Life Being What It Is"
4:00
3.
"Sad American"
3:07
4.
"Pull Me Out Alive"
3:45
5.
"Montreal"
4:27
6.
"Open Mouth"
4:41
7.
"So Much for So Little"
3:32
8.
"Saving Days in a Frozen Head"
3:08
9.
"Air and Kilometers"
4:24
10.
"Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?"
5:10
11.
"2 O'Clock"
5:50
Personnel
Kaki King – vocals, guitar (electric/acoustic), slide guitar, bass, drums, piano
Malcolm Burn - Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Harmonica
Craig Santiago - Bass Drums (Track #3)
Dan Brantigan: Analog EVI (Track #4)
Yuval Semo: Keyboards (Track #6)
Elissa Cassini: First Violin (Track #6, 10)
Funda Cizmecioglu: Second Violin (Track #6, 10)
Youyoung Kim: Viola (Track #6, 9, 10)
Jane O'Hara: Cello (Track #6, 9, 10)
Dave Treut: Clarinet, Drums (Track #7, 10)
Bora Yoon: Viola (Track #9)
String Arrangements by Yuval Semo (Track #6) and Kyle Sanna (Tracks #9 and 10).
Production
Malcolm Burn – Producer; recorded at Le Maison Bleue Studios
Jeff Krasno - Executive Producer
Sean Hoess - Executive Producer
Christen Greene - Project Coordinator
Louis Teran - Photos
Seb Jarnot - Design and Layout
All songs written by Kaki King for Kaki King Music (BMI). Administered by Domino Music Publishing.
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