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Grant King
BODIES OF WATER
Ten original songs by Grant King, first released 2000 in CD format.
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• Entire album with 10 full-length songs (high-quality .MP3 files)
• Original CD booklet with lyrics and album notes (full-color PDF)
All illustrations and photography below are by artist John Yanson, © 2024. Used with permission.
All music and lyrics ©2000 by Grant King/Know More Secrets (BMI). Produced by Dan Martin. Original CD’s photos by Kim Hanson, Steve Katz, Grant King. All rights reserved.
DO YOU BELIEVE
“I believe it’s love
and I believe it’s true
Do you believe it too?”
TWICE AS NICE
“In your eyes, fire and ice
Maybe that’s why you make love
twice as nice…”
LOTTA LOVE
“Got a lotta love to give you
if you’d just stand still
for a minute or two…”
EACH OTHER’S ALL
”Twangs his father’s mandolin
on the phone on this late night call
I can hear it’s out of tune…”
SASSAFRAS LAKE
“Bullies right behind me…
I’m just a blur on this lake, trying to skate off the edge of the world…”
LEAVING
“Is it you leaving or me who’s going away? I’ll see you off on the 5:03
after we’ve made love all day…”
I FEEL NOTHING
“Only a year ago I was a randy thing
I had one devil horn,
one angel wing…”
BACK TO JAIL
“Don’t let me be forgotten or considered a mistake…I look forward to your letters (& the file in the cake)…”
SCISSORS PAPER STONE
“Scissors cut paper, paper wraps stone, stone breaks scissors,
heart breaks bone…”
BODIES OF WATER
“On our way to somewhere good
Here we go!
Bodies of water find a way to flow…“
Critical acclaim for singer-songwriter Grant King
“Sterling...Wonderfully romantic and utterly hopeful...A collection of songs that are as vibrant and accessible as they are mindful of King's musical lineage."
— Larry Flick, Billboard Magazine
“King sings gorgeous pop-folk with an honesty and passion seldom heard.”
— Margaret Coble, The Advocate
“Yes, the vocals and arrangements are wonderful, but it is the intimacy that seeps into your heart…To me, one of the year’s best.”
— JD Doyle, Queer Music Heritage
"A hopeless romantic with a healthy dose of cynic thrown in for balance... His guitar playing is clear and crisp next to the warm honey of his voice."
— Sue Harrison, Provincetown Banner
“Sexy...revelatory...near epic.”
— Gregg Shapiro, Windy City Times
“Open hearted ... delicate ... a highly emotive and gently gliding song collection...”
— Karen Iris Tucker, New York Blade