Queen Elvis

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.

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]

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.

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

Charts

Chart performance for Queen Elvis

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	139