The Elle King EP
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Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
Length | 11:19 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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The Elle King EP is an EP by singer-songwriter Elle King, her debut release, released June 12, 2012.[1][2] The song "Playing for Keeps" was used as the theme song for Mob Wives Chicago.[3][1] The second song that King wrote on the banjo, "Good to Be a Man" was the song that got King signed with RCA.[4] All four tracks from the EP appear as Japan bonus tracks on King’s 2015 debut studio album Love Stuff.
King mixed up various styles on the songs on her EP, from a defiant growl to mournful to lascivious. She doesn't believe that "people listen to albums as a kind of whole, cohesive record anymore, anyway." She thinks that "the one thing that ties through all my different sounds is my voice, and I think we're all just trying to figure out how to tie everything around that."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Playing for Keeps" | Elle King, Chris DeStefano | Chris DeStefano | 3:37 |
2. | "Good to Be a Man" | E. King | Andy Baldwin | 2:48 |
3. | "No One Can Save You" | E. King | 2:14 | |
4. | "My Neck, My Back (Live)" | Khia Chambers, Michael J. Williams, Ed Meriwether[7] | 2:40 | |
Total length: | 11:19[6] |
Personnel
Musicians
- Elle King: vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar
Production
- Chris Chris DeStefano: Producer, mixing (track 1)
- Andy Baldwin: Producer (track 2), mixing (track 4)
- Stephen Marcussen: mastering[8]
References
- ^ a b Jolicouer, Todd (June 29, 2012). "Elle King - The Elle King EP". The Rockpit. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Courtois, Christian (July 29, 2012). "Elle King - The Elle King EP Review". (IX) Daily. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "Review: Elle Kings self-titled EP to be released June 12th". Find Your Fav.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Arnold, Chuck (February 17, 2015). "Singer Elle King on Her Former 'SNL' Star Dad, Being a 'Badass Bitch' and Her Debut Album". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Freeman, Doug (March 8, 2013). "SXSW Interview: Elle King". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "The Elle King EP by Elle King". iTunes. June 12, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "My Neck My Back". Memory Lane Music Group. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ The Elle King EP (CD liner). Elle King. United States: RCA Records. 2013. 88725-43990-2.
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