All Work & No Play

Demo album by Relient K

Released

June 20, 1998

Recorded

February 1998^[1]

Genre

Christian punk, punk rock

Length

28:30

Label

CREC

Producer

Mark Lee Townsend^[1]

Relient K chronology

All Work & No Play
(1998)

2000 A.D.D.
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	^[2]

All Work & No Play is the demo CD released by the Christian rock band Relient K in 1998. It caught the attention of dcTalk's Toby McKeehan, who subsequently signed them to Gotee Records.

Seven of the eleven tracks on this album were eventually remade on either then band's first or second full-length albums. "Cojack", "Register", "Be Rad", and "William" were never re-made for another album, unlike all the others, and are only available on this album.

Like most of Relient K's early work the songs make several references to pop-culture, including; * "K Car" refers to the Plymouth Reliant K, based on the K Car platform, for which the band is named, "I'm Lion-O" refers to the main character, Lion-O, of the 1980s cartoon Thundercats, "My Good Friend Charles" references the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge, and in the song "K Car" uses the line "And Brandon Ebel just gave us a call" referring to the founder of the Christian record label, Tooth & Nail Records.

The CD had a limited release by CREC records, the album cover was the same with different CD art. Only a limited number of the album were ever produced. CREC Records was given cease and desist order in 2005 to stop distribution of the album, and they complied.

On the cover of the album, there is a square around the K. In an interview, Matt Thiessen and Matt Hoopes talked about the Reliant K Car, and how they named the band. Matt Thiessen said they saw a rectangle around the K on the back of the car, and they said, "That would make a cool logo". Thiessen also pointed out that they were fifteen when they thought of that.

Track listing

All tracks written by Matt Thiessen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"K Car" (re-recorded for the band's eponymous debut, Relient K.)	2:36
2.	"I'm Lion-O" (re-recorded for the band's second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek.)	3:43
3.	"Staples" (re-recorded for the band's eponymous debut, Relient K.)	3:00
4.	"Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend" (re-recorded and released on the band's debut album, Relient K, as "My Girlfriend".)	3:01
5.	"Cojack"	2:44
6.	"My Good Friend Charles" (re-recorded and released on the band's debut album, Relient K, as "Charles in Charge".)	2:44
7.	"Register"	1:41
8.	"Be Rad"	2:14
9.	"C.U.R.B." (rewritten as "For the Moments I Feel Faint", which appeared on the band's second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek.)	3:16
10.	"William"	2:01
11.	"Softer to Me" (re-recorded and released on the band's debut album, Relient K.)	2:03

Credits

References

Relient K
Matt Thiessen Matt Hoopes Dave Douglas Tom Breyfogle Josh Sudduth Todd Frascone Stephen Cushman John Warne Jon Schneck Brett Schoneman Jared Byers Brian Pittman Ethan Luck
Studio albums	Relient K The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do Mmhmm Five Score and Seven Years Ago Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer Forget and Not Slow Down Collapsible Lung Air for Free
Extended plays	The Creepy EP Employee of the Month EP The Vinyl Countdown Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand Apathetic EP Must Have Done Something Right EP The Nashville Tennis EP Is for Karaoke EP
Other	All Work & No Play (demo) The Bird and the Bee Sides (rarities album) Is for Karaoke (cover album)
Selected singles	"My Girlfriend" "Pressing On" "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" "Be My Escape" "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" "The Truth" "Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)" "Must Have Done Something Right" "Forgiven" "The Best Thing" "I Need You" "Give Until There's Nothing Left"
Tours	The Appetite for Construction Tour Looking for America Tour
Related articles	Discography "Rebuild"
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