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1.StopThis Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us – Sparks 03:05
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2.StopAmateur Hour – Sparks 03:37
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3.StopFalling in Love with Myself Again – Sparks 03:03
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4.StopHere in Heaven – Sparks 02:48
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5.StopThank God It's Not Christmas – Sparks 05:07
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6.StopHasta Mañana, Monsieur – Sparks 03:52
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7.StopTalent Is an Asset – Sparks 03:21
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8.StopComplaints – Sparks 02:50
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9.StopIn My Family – Sparks 03:48
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10.StopEquator – Sparks 04:42
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11.StopBarbecutie (Bonus Track) [*] – Sparks 03:08
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12.StopLost & Found (Bonus Track) [*] – Sparks 03:19
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13.StopAmateur Hour (Live at Fairfield Halls 09/11/75) (Bonus Track) [*] – Sparks 04:45
Arguably one of Sparks' best albums, 1974's Kimono My House finds the brothers Mael (Ron wrote most the songs and played keyboards, while Russell was the singing frontman) ingeniously playing their guitar- and keyboard-heavy pop mix on 12 consistently fine tracks. Adding a touch of bubblegum, and even some of Zappa's own song-centric experimentalism to the menu, the Maels spruce up a sleazy Sunset Strip with a bevy of Broadway-worthy performances here: as the band expertly revs up the glam rock-meets-Andrew Lloyd Webber backdrops, Russell sends things into space with his operatic vocals and ever-clever lyrics. And besides two of their breakthrough hits (the English chart-toppers "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" and "Amateur Hour"), the album features one of their often-overlooked stunners, "Here in Heaven." Essential. [The 2006 edition features three bonus tracks, one of them a live recording from the band's 1975 European tour.] Stephen Cook, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
- Category Glam Rock, Proto-Punk
- Release Date: April 22, 2008
- Artist: Sparks [1]
- Additional Artist: Russell Mael (Vocals)