King James Version (album)

King James Version
Various cut-out style images of structures, a guitar, cymbals and a sofa against a white background. Title is in black and white and written in various fonts in top right hand corner. In the bottom right-hand corner, the members of Harvey Danger. Left to right: Evan Sult, Jeff Lin, Aaron Huffman, Sean Nelson.
Studio album by
Harvey Danger
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)
RecordedMarch 1999 – February 2000
Studio
Genre
Length46:29
LabelLondon-Sire
ProducerJohn Goodmanson ·
Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger chronology
Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?
(1997) 		King James Version
(2000) 		Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)
(2004)
Harvey Danger studio album chronology
Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?
(1997) 		King James Version
(2000) 		Little by Little...
(2005)
Singles from King James Version
  1. "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo"
    Released: August 7, 2000
  2. "Authenticity"
    Released: August 28, 2001

King James Version is the second studio album by American rock band Harvey Danger, released on September 12, 2000, through London-Sire Records. It was the band's only album recorded for a major label, and their last with drummer Evan Sult. Written and recorded over the span of 16 months with producer John Goodmanson,[1] the album marked a substantial departure from the lo-fi sound of the band's debut, Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? (1997); it encompassed a variety of rock music styles and explored "the conflict between faith and skepticism".[2] Although the bulk of the album's material was recorded in March and April 1999, work on the album continued periodically until February 2000 due to a dispute surrounding Harvey Danger's contract, which delayed its release.

The album was preceded by the release of two singles: "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo", which reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and "Authenticity". King James Version received favourable reviews from critics, who praised the band's musical growth. Due to a lack of promotional support, sales were extremely poor; by December 2004, it had sold only 25,000 copies in the United States.[3] As a result, Harvey Danger disbanded at the end of the album's supporting tour in April 2001. Despite its commercial failure, King James Version gradually attained a cult following and critical acclaim in the years following its release, and was later named one of the best albums of the 2000s by PopMatters. Harvey Danger performed the album in its entirety for one show in 2008.

  1. ^ Weiss, Neal (April 20, 2000). "Harvey Danger 16 Months Pregnant?". LAUNCH. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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  3. ^ Hay, Travis (December 30, 2004). "Time Puts a New Spin on Dream of Harvey Danger". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.