All Work and No Play

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All Work and No Play

Studio album by Relient K
Released	1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Christian rock Christian pop Pop punk
Length	28:30
Label	Independent
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Relient K chronology
	All Work and No Play (1998)	2000 A.D.D. (2000)

All Work & No Play is the demo CD released by the Christian rock band Relient K in 1998. It caught the attention of dcTalk's Toby McKeehan, who subsequently signed them to Gotee Records. Only a limited number were ever produced.

[edit] Track listing

"K Car"
"I'm Lion-O"
"Staples"
"Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend"
"Cojack"
"My Good Friend Charles"
"Register"
"Be Rad"
"C.U.R.B."
"William"
"Softer to Me"

[edit] Credits

All songs written by Matt Thiessen

[edit] Miscellanea

"K Car" refers to the Plymouth Reliant K, based on the K Car platform, of which the band is named. The song was also included on their eponymous debut, Relient K.
"I'm Lion-O" refers to the 1980s cartoon Thundercats, the main character of which was named Lion-O. The song was also included in their sophomore release, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek.
"Staples" was also included on their eponymous debut.
"Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend" was released on their eponymous debut as "My Girlfriend."
"My Good Friend Charles" references the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge, starring Scott Baio. The was also included on their eponymous debut as "Charles in Charge."
"Softer to Me" was also included on their eponymous debut.
The song "C.U.R.B." was later rewritten as "For the Moments I Feel Faint", which appeared on Relient K's second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek.
Matt Thiessen has said that back when the band started, he was the only one who sang, but he knew Matt Hoopes could sing as well. Hoopes was reluctant, but Thiessen said he "got it out of him". Hoopes has been the primary back-up vocalist for the band for eight years now.
In the song "K Car", there's a line that says "And Brandon Ebel just gave us a call". Brandon Ebel is the founder of the Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records.
On the cover of the album, there is a square around the K. In an interview, Matt Thiessen and Matt Hoopes talked about the Reliant K Car, and how they named the band. Matt Thiessen said they saw a rectangle around the K on the back of the car, and they said, "That would make a cool logo". Thiessen also pointed out that they were fifteen when they thought of that.

Relient K
Matt Thiessen – Matt Hoopes – Dave Douglas – John Warne – Jon Schneck
Discography
Albums: Relient K – The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek – Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do – Mmhmm - Five Score and Seven Years Ago
EPs: 2000 A.D.D. – The Creepy EP – Employee of the Month EP – The Vinyl Countdown – Apathetic EP
Other: All Work and No Play (Demo) – Open Mic Karaoke: Relient K, Vol. 1 (Karaoke CD) - Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand (Christmas CD) - The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek: Gold Edition (Re-release) – Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do: Gold Edition (Re-release)
Singles: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything – Be My Escape – Who I Am Hates Who I've Been