Killin' Time (Gasolin' album)

Infobox Album
Name = Killin' Time
Type = studio
Artist = Gasolin'


Released = Summer 1978
Recorded = Spring 1977 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen
Genre = Rock
Length = 35:17
Label = CBS
Producer = Felix Pappalardi
Last album = "Gør det Noget"
(1977)
This album = "Killin' Time"
(1978)
Next album = "Live i Skandinavien"
(1978)
Misc = Singles
Name = Killin' Time
Type = studio
Single 1 = Girl You Got Me Lonely
Single 1 date = 1977

"Killin' Time" was recorded in the spring of 1977 and released in Denmark in the summer of 1978. In Sweden it was released as "Tivoli". It was Gasolin's fourth and last album with English lyrics. Actually it was their last studio album release, although "Gør det Noget" was the last album they recorded.

"Killin' Time" was produced by Felix Pappalardi because Gasolin' wanted someone who could produce a "American" sound so they could break the lucrative American market. However, Gasolin' was not satisfied with Pappalardis mix and the record company would not release it in the USA because they did not believe that "Killin' Time" would sell. It was shelved for a year, then it was released in another mix by Franz Beckerlee. (The original Pappardi mix can be heard in "A Foreign Affair")

"Killin' Time" is the only of the four albums with English lyrics that include almost only original material ("Closer", "Magic Garden" and "Sing My Song" are the exceptions). Steven Lemberg wrote the lyrics and some music too. (He also wrote the lyrics to Kim Larsens "Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene" (1978)). Felix Pappardi played bass and keyboards on several tracks.

Musically, "Killin' Time" is similar to "Gør det noget" and "Gasolin' 3", but without the same vigour, although songs such as "Girl You Got Me Lonely", "Closer", "Killin' Time" and "In the Wings" are strong. From this album "Girl You Got Me Lonely" / "In the Wings" were released on single.

"Killin' Time" was released on cd in 1997 as "A Foreign Affair" and in 2004 in its own name with the Franz Beckerlee mix. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studio in Copenhagen with Freddy Hansson and Flemming Rasmussen. The latter would later produce "Ride the Lightning", "Master of Puppets" and "..And Justice for All" for Metallica.

Track List

# "Girl You Got Me Lonely" (Gasolin'-Sørensen/Lemberg) - 3:02
# "Closer" (Gasolin'/Lemberg) - 4:04
# "Jailbait" (Lemberg) - 3:49
# "Let It Flow" (Gasolin'-Dorf/Lemberg) - 3:30
# "Snow Queen" (Lemberg) - 3:01
# "Killin' Time" (Gasolin'/Lemberg) - 2:32
# "In the Wings" (Gasolin'/Lemberg) - 3:08
# "Highschool" (Lemberg) - 2:53
# "Stop" (Gasolin'/Lemberg) - 2:56
# "Sing My Song" (Gasolin'/Lemberg) - 4:32
# "Magic Garden" (Gasolin'/Lemberg) - 1:50

Credits

Gasolin'

*Franz Beckerlee - guitar, moog, e-bow, vocals
*Wili Jønsson - bass, vocals, piano
*Kim Larsen - vocals, guitar, piano
*Søren Berlev - drums, vocals

*Felix Pappalardi - bass, keyboards

*Produced by Felix Pappalardi
*Recorded in Sweet Silence Studio during spring 1977
*Engineered by Freddy Hansson and Flemming Rasmussen
*Mixed by Franz Beckerlee

References