Bitter Sweet (King album)

Bitter Sweet
Studio album by King
Released	1985
Recorded	Park Gate & Wessex Studios
Genre	New wave
Length	39:55 (LP) 45:28 (MC) 77:34 (CD)
Label	CBS (LP/MC) Cherry Red (CD)
Producer	Richard James Burgess
King chronology
Steps in Time (1984)Steps in Time1984 Bitter Sweet (1985) Joy (Paul King solo) (1987)Joy1987

Bitter Sweet is the second and final album by the English band King, produced by Richard James Burgess and released by CBS Records in 1985. The album peaked at number 16 in the UK Album Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI.

The first single from the album was "Alone without You" which reached the UK Top 10. Two further singles were taken from the album, "The Taste of Your Tears" (UK #11) and "Torture" (UK #23).

The cassette edition of the record featured a slightly different track listing, containing a slow reprise of the first single "Alone without You", and the 12" extended remix replacing the 7" version of "The Taste of Your Tears".

In September 2007, the album was remastered and re-released on CD by Cherry Red label with eight bonus tracks including remixes and B-Sides.

Track listing

LP

1. "Alone without You" – 3:35 (P. King)
2. "Platform One" – 3:05 (P. King)
3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" – 4:56 (P. King/M. Roberts)
4. "(KFAD) Wait For No-One" – 3:37 (P. King/M. Roberts/J. Lantsbery/A. Wall)
5. "2 M.B." – 3:38 (P. King)
6. "These Things" – 4:34 (P. King/M. Roberts)
7. "The Taste of Your Tears" – 4:03 (P. King)
8. "Torture" – 4:29 (P. King)
9. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" – 3:51 (P. King/A. Wall/J. Lantsbery)
10. "Mind Yer Toes" – 4:07 (P. King)

MC

1. "Alone without You" (3:38)
2. "Platform One" (3:07)
3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" (4:58)
4. "(KFAD) Wait for No-One" (3:39)
5. "2 M.B." (3:50)
6. "Alone without You – The Reprise" (3:23)
7. "These Things" (4:37)
8. "The Taste of Your Tears (Breaker Heart Mix)" (5:42)
9. "Torture" (4:29)
10. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" (3:54)
11. "Mind Yer Toes" (4:11)

CD

1. "Alone without You" (3:38)
2. "Platform One" (3:07)
3. "I Cringed, I Died, I Felt Hot" (4:58)
4. "(KFAD) Wait for No-One" (3:39)
5. "2 M.B." (3:50)
6. "These Things" (4:37)
7. "The Taste of Your Tears" (4:05)
8. "Torture" (4:29)
9. "Sugar Candy Mountain Buddhas" (3:54)
10. "Mind Yer Toes" (4:11)
11. "Crazy Party" (3:26)
12. "Alone without You (Scorcher Mix)" (4:30)
13. "The Taste of Your Tears (Breaker Heart CD Mix)" (5:42)
14. "Torture (Passion Fruit Mix)" (6:43)
15. "Love & Pride (USA Summer Mix)" (6:17)
16. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge (Rock Hard Mix)" (4:02)
17. "These Things (Reprise)" (2:30)
18. "Alone without You – The Reprise" (3:23)

Singles from the album

• 1985 – "Alone without You" (UK #8)
• 1985 – "The Taste of Your Tears" (UK #11)
• 1986 – "Torture" (UK #23)

Credits

Line-up

• Paul King: vocals
• Mick Roberts: keyboards
• Anthony "Tony" Wall: bass guitar
• Jim "Jackal" Lantsbery: guitar

Additional musicians and production

• Adrian Lillywhite: drums
• Richard James Burgess: producer
• Phill Brown: engineering and mixing

Recording and mixing studios

• Park Gate: recording studio
• Wessex Studios: mixing studio

Staff

• Perry Haines for Dolphin Lovers Ltd.: management and inner bag photos
• Rob O'Connor, James Palmer e Jeff Veitch: inner bag photos
• Simon Fowler: sleeve photography
• Rob O'Connor/Stylo Rouge: design
• The Unity Club: fan club & information

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
UK	2007	Cherry Red	CD	CD MRED 328
UK	1985	CBS	CD	CDCBS86320
UK	1985	CBS	MC	40-86320
UK	1985	CBS	LP	86320

External links

• Discogs: track listing, credits, timings, label, date of vinyl LP edition
• Discogs: track listing, credits, timings, label, date of remastered CD edition