They | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Studio | Noise New York (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:28 | |||
Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
Producer | Mark Kramer | |||
King Missile chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
They is the second studio album by King Missile (Dog Fly Religion), released in 1988 by Shimmy Disc.[1][2][3][4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Tim DiGravina of AllMusic called They "remarkably accomplished" and "filled with potent, dark humor, but its gentle spirit and artistic puns make for a compelling listen."[5] Trouser Press wrote that "Hall's black humor meshes nicely with Dogbowl's more romantic inclinations."[6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now" | 1:53 | |
2. | "I'm Open" |
| 2:21 |
3. | "Mr. Johnson" | David Keener | 1:54 |
4. | "She Had Nothing" |
| 1:57 |
5. | "He Needed" |
| 1:18 |
6. | "The Love Song" |
| 2:13 |
7. | "Margaret's Eyes" | Tunney | 2:44 |
8. | "The Bunny Song" |
| 1:55 |
9. | "The Blood Song" |
| 4:01 |
10. | "Stonehenge" |
| 1:30 |
11. | "They" |
| 2:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When She Closed Her Eyes" |
| 1:42 |
2. | "Hemophiliac of Love" | Tunney | 3:22 |
3. | "Fish" |
| 3:20 |
4. | "Leather Clown" |
| 4:25 |
5. | "WW3 Is a Giant Ice Cream Cone" | Tunney | 3:23 |
6. | "Farm" |
| 1:40 |
7. | "As I Walked Thru Queens" | Hall | 3:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now" | 1:53 | |
2. | "I'm Open" |
| 2:21 |
3. | "Mr. Johnson" | David Keener | 1:54 |
4. | "She Had Nothing" |
| 1:57 |
5. | "He Needed" |
| 1:18 |
6. | "The Love Song" |
| 2:13 |
7. | "Margaret's Eyes" | Tunney | 2:44 |
8. | "The Bunny Song" |
| 1:55 |
9. | "The Blood Song" |
| 4:00 |
10. | "Stonehenge" |
| 1:30 |
11. | "They" |
| 2:30 |
12. | "When She Closed Her Eyes" |
| 1:58 |
13. | "Hemophiliac of Love" | Tunney | 3:22 |
14. | "The Box" |
| 2:51 |
15. | "Fish" |
| 3:20 |
16. | "Leather Clown" |
| 4:25 |
17. | "WW3 Is a Giant Ice Cream Cone" | Tunney | 3:23 |
18. | "Farm" |
| 1:40 |
19. | "As I Walked Thru Queens" | Hall | 3:20 |
20. | "Hey Jesus" |
| 2:06 |
21. | "If Only" |
| 1:36 |
22. | "Double Fucked by 2 Black Studs" |
| 1:29 |
Adapted from the They liner notes.[7]
King Missile
Additional performers
Production and design
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1988 | Shimmy Disc | CD, LP | shimmy 015 |
Europe | 1990 | CD | SDE 9023 |