Queen Elvis

1989 studio album by Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians

Queen Elvis

Studio album by

Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians

Released

February 28, 1989^[1]^[2]

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

46:26

Label

A&M

Producer

Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Metcalfe

Robyn Hitchcock chronology

Globe of Frogs
(1988)

Queen Elvis
(1989)

Eye
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

Queen Elvis is the seventh studio album by English musician Robyn Hitchcock, released on A&M Records in 1989. It is his fourth studio album to be released with his band The Egyptians.

Having signed to A&M in 1988, this second set for the label was unreleased in Hitchcock's home country the UK. The album's cover depicts Hitchcock in a red telephone box, illuminated from the inside. Tracks 11 and 12 below are remixes of 2 album tracks ("Veins of the Queen" and "Freeze"), and were included on the original A&M US CD release.

The track "Queen Elvis" appears on his next album, Eye, with a second version "Queen Elvis II" available as a bonus track.

Track listing

All songs written by Robyn Hitchcock.

"Madonna of the Wasps" – 3:05
"The Devils Coachman" – 2:33
"Wax Doll" – 4:12
"Knife" – 3:24
"Swirling" – 3:38
"One Long Pair of Eyes" – 4:57
"Veins of the Queen" – 3:24
"Freeze" – 4:46
"Autumn Sea" – 4:23
"Superman" – 3:48
"Veins of the Queen" (Royal mix) – 4:00
"Freeze" (Shatter mix) – 4:16

Charts

Chart performance for *Queen Elvis*
Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	139

References

^ Rosen, Craig (17 February 1989). "Rock News & Notes: Jackson, Prince Screen Rivals?". Daily News of Los Angeles (CA). p. L30. "Queen Elvis" is the title of the new album by Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, which is set for release on Feb. 28.
^ "Listenable Pop From Some Post-Punk Rockers". Sacramento Bee, The (CA). 26 February 1989. p. EN4. Coming attractions: Due Tuesday are new albums by XTC (Oranges and Lemons), Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians (Queen Elvis)
^ Sullivan, Denise. "Queen Elvis – Robyn Hitchcock / Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ Kot, Greg (23 March 1989). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Queen Elvis (A & M)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ Waller, Don (16 April 1989). "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, 'Queen Elvis,' A&M". Los Angeles Times.
^ Fricke, David (20 April 1989). "Robyn Hitchcock: Queen Elvis". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Robyn Hitchcock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 378–380. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Robyn Hitchcock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.