''King'' is the seventh studio album by American

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group

O.A.R. O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution) is an American rock band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman, saxophonist/guitar ...

It was released on August 2, 2011 by

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. This is their first album on the label.

Reception

''King'' received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On

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, the album holds a score of 60/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Track listing

Personnel

O.A.R. *Marc Roberge - vocals, guitar, programming and additional instrumentation on track 1 *Richard On - guitar *Benj Gershman - bass *Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, guitar *Chris Culos - drums Additional musicians * Mikel Paris - keyboards, percussion, backing vocals on all tracks * DJ Logic - turntables on track 1 * Russell Simmons- additional vocals on track 1 * The Plain Clothes Choir - additional vocals on track 4 * Josh Smith - trumpet on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17 * Sam Blankesse - trombone on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17 * Ryan Baharloo - programming and additional instrumentation on tracks 4, 13 * John O'Brien - programming and additional instrumentation on track 19 * Jerry Barnes - programming and additional instrumentation on all tracks

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