Grant King
LET LOVE OUT
Twelve original songs by Grant King, first released 1994 in CD and cassette formats.
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All music and lyrics ©1994, 2024 by Grant King/Know More Secrets (BMI). Produced by Dan Martin, Steve Sandberg, Rob Costin, and Phideaux Xavier. Original CD’s photos by Kim Hanson. All rights reserved.
COMMON GROUND
“My comrades, my lovers, I’ll always prize your touch / I’ve been guilty of silence and talking way too much…”
LOVING CUP
“Won’t you hold your end up? / Can’t we keep this simple? Two pairs of hands on the loving cup…”
DREAMING OF IOLO
“Wild-eyed Iolo, man of the age
Loving and kind
and so full of rage…”
YOUR ROSES CAME TODAY
”The ribbon that encircled them
was glowing in the gloom…
Your roses came today…”
GHOSTS
“On the phone again, listening to ghosts / Trying to figure which one
suits me the most…”
SOAP
“Jim smelled like Dial / Jeff, like Zest
Jack smelled like Yardley’s,
he was the best…”
MICHAEL
(for Michael Callen)
“I soar on your soprano, comforted and sure / Of what I need to do now
My music is my cure…”
ON THE DREAM SIDE OF THE RIVER
“She says, ‘Can I sing with you tonight? / There’s so much I forgot
on the dream side of the river…’”
YOU WITH YOUR
“Whichever way you’re headed, darlin’
I’ve already been there, too / The only thing I don’t know about is you…”
IN THE POCONO ROOM
“The Pocono room, forever gone
But the search for that love
goes on and on…”
TO HOLD AND BE HELD
“Not a crime, not a task
Yet I never seem to ask
To hold and be held…“
LET LOVE OUT
“Running out of love is impossible…
Open one dream, open your dream
And let love out…“
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