Kimono My House
by Sparks

Album
Kimono My House by Sparks
Year: 1974
Release date: 1974-05-01
Overall rank: 1,069th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 336 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1974 (16th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (215th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,069th)

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Kimono My House is ranked as the best album by Sparks.

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Kimono My House track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Track pick (870 - 92 votes)
This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
Average Rating: 87 (92 votes)Comments: View 1
2.
Amateur Hour
Average Rating: 83 (66 votes)Comments: View 0
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Falling In Love With Myself Again
Average Rating: 79 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Here In Heaven
Average Rating: 81 (61 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Thank God It's Not Christmas
Average Rating: 81 (62 votes)Comments: View 1
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Hasta Mañana, Monsieur
Average Rating: 76 (55 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Talent Is An Asset
Average Rating: 77 (57 votes)Comments: View 0
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Complaints
Average Rating: 76 (54 votes)Comments: View 1
9.
In My Family
Average Rating: 75 (55 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Equator
Average Rating: 76 (57 votes)Comments: View 1

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Kimono My House rankings

Kimono My House rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,069th | 1970s rank: 215th | 1974 rank: 16th  Overall chart history
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Kimono My House forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From 04/05/2013 15:24 | #71503 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Sparks are not for everyone. With falsetto vocals in combination with an unpredictable, schizophrenic style, they're a tightrope act teetering on obnoxious cleverness. But I guess that's why I love them. Unlike other bands, Sparks don't play it safe. My personal fave, Kimono My House, sounds like a marriage of showtunes, prog, and some futuristic genre not yet discovered.
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From 12/16/2015 20:52 | #154711 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
"It just sounds like a bad DJ mixed ABBA and Genesis"

what is not to love about that sentence alone
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From 07/07/2020 16:41 | #255176 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The best glam rock album I've ever heard, with the exception of Ziggy Stardust. Charismatic, inventive, and fun, everything glam rock should be.
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From 02/09/2020 07:06 | #247619 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
WOw sparks are good i dont know why theyre not more popular
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From 07/13/2011 15:35 | #24341 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Morrissey said this is one of his favourites. Just though I'd put that.
Either way, I'm just not a fan. It just sounds like a bad DJ mixed ABBA and Genesis.
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Best Albums of  1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno
8. Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
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