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Grant King
REVIVED (Live)

NEW! Original songs by Grant King in 16 live performances (1982–2003) released for the first time. Remastered for maximum quality from audio and video recordings in Grant’s and others’ archives.

Bonus tracks include Rob Costin’s “James and Me” and Grant’s “Caraway” performed by Michael Callen and Grant in 1982.

Click “PURCHASE REVIVED”button to access a downloadable .zip file containing:
• Entire album with 16 full-length songs (high-quality MP3 files)
• Booklet with lyrics and album notes (full-color, interactive PDF)

All music and lyrics ©2024 by Grant King/Know More Secrets (BMI), except “James And Me,” ©1993 words and music by Rob Costin. Produced by Dan Martin. Mastered by Jon Gordon. All rights reserved.

  • WE FOUR ON THIS ISLAND

    “Are you coming back for us?
    It’d be nice if we knew
    Come on, drop a line
    We’re all tired of lobster stew…”

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  • DIDN’T

    “Didn’t in the cornfield
    Twister at full howl…”

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  • SONGWRITER

    ”I cannot write a simple song for you:
    Not even this one will do…”

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  • ONE KISS

    “Soft green seagrass
    Watching clouds pass
    Pure and simple bliss
    One kiss…”

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  • WAITING TO BE CLAIMED

    “You were lying next to me
    Naked and unnamed
    Didn’t you see
    I was just waiting to be claimed?…”

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  • JUST MORE LOVE

    “The tremble in your voice
    When you asked for just more love…”

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  • I RECOGNIZE YOU

    “God is in each of us
    Maybe not so much in you…
    I recognize you
    And you are not a friend…”

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  • DAMAGED GOODS

    “But in the dark ages, I was your lamp
    When you were broken, darlin’
    I was the clamp…”

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  • BLUE GIRAFFE

    “His blue neck stretching
    his sleek and eager head
    craving what he can’t reach
    is this what makes his eyes so red?…“

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  • PAWS

    “My hands, my poor hands
    My hands turn into paws…”

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  • WILLING

    “Knowing you're here
    I can tell the truth and
    Be willing, slowly willing
    Willing to be loved…”

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  • KNOW MORE SECRETS

    “I’ll tell you a secret
    Hope it’s one you don’t know…”

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  • MAD HONEY

    “Golden and sticky
    Inviting lick me
    Dangerous sweetness
    Beckoning eat this…”

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  • CARRYING ON

    “Mama’s gone, Papa’s gone
    Here I am, carrying on…”

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  • JAMES AND ME (by Rob Costin)

    “We are flying around and around
    Everything blurs…sun, sky, trees
    in a circle around James and me…”

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  • CARAWAY

    “Caraway beckons tonight
    through the frosted glass
    That star of durability
    holds me fast…”

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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