Out of the Silent Planet (album)

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Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet cover
Studio album by King's X
Released March 28, 1988
Recorded ???
Genre Hard Rock
Length 42:23
Label Megaforce
Producer Sam Taylor & King's X
Professional reviews
King's X chronology

Out of the Silent Planet
(1988)		 Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
(1989)

Out of the Silent Planet is the debut release from King's X. The title of the album comes from the title of a book of the same name by C.S. Lewis, an author favored by band members Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "In the New Age" – 5:23
  2. "Goldilox" – 4:41
  3. "Power of Love" – 4:57
  4. "Wonder" – 4:13
  5. "Sometimes" – 3:40
  6. "King" – 3:01
  7. "What Is This?" – 3:48
  8. "Far, Far Away" – 4:14
  9. "Shot of Love" – 3:15
  10. "Visions" – 5:11

All songs written by Gaskill/Pinnick/Tabor, except Far Far Away written by Pinnick/Tabor/Gaskill/Marty Warren.

[edit] Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[1] 1988 1
Classic Rock & Metal Hammer United Kingdom "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s"[2] 2006 *


[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 144

[edit] External links

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Kerrang! - Albums of the Year. Kerrang!. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
  2. ^ Acclaimed Music - Classic Rock and Metal Hammer 200 List. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
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