King Cool

King Cool is the second album by Donnie Iris, released in 1981. The album was reissued in remastered form on CD in 2021 by Rock Candy Records with a live bonus track from the 1981 Live EP.

Side one

 * 1) "Sweet Merilee" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:37
 * 2) "The Promise" (Lee) - 4:06
 * 3) "Pretender" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:15
 * 4) "Love Is Like a Rock" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) - 3:35
 * 5) "That's the Way Love Ought to Be" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:19

Side two

 * 1) "My Girl" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:59
 * 2) "Broken Promises" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:21
 * 3) "King Cool" (Avsec, Iris) - 4:05
 * 4) "Color Me Blue" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19
 * 5) "The Last to Know" (Avsec, Iris) - 5:19

2021 remastered CD reissue

 * 1) "Sweet Merilee" - 3:42
 * 2) "The Promise" - 4:08
 * 3) "Pretender" - 5:14
 * 4) "Love Is Like a Rock" - 3:38
 * 5) "That's the Way Love Ought to Be" - 4:23
 * 6) "My Girl" - 4:00
 * 7) "Broken Promises" - 4:19
 * 8) "King Cool" - 4:07
 * 9) "Color Me Blue" - 5:20
 * 10) "The Last to Know" - 5:21
 * 11) "Shock Treatment (Live)" - 4:44

Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

 * Donnie Iris - lead and background vocals
 * Mark Avsec - piano, organ, synthesizers, glockenspiel, background vocals
 * Marty Lee Hoenes - guitars and background vocals
 * Albritton McClain - bass guitar and background vocals
 * Kevin Valentine - drums and percussion

Additional musicians

 * Kenny Blake - saxophone

Production

 * Executive Producer: Carl Maduri
 * Producer: Mark Avsec
 * Engineer: Jerry Reed
 * Mixed by Michael Barbiero at Mediasound Studios, New York

Chart positions
Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)