Release and Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| BBC | (favourable) |
Three singles were released from the album: "Tramp", the first cut song, was released as a single in April and peaked at number two on Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and at number twenty-six on Billboard Hot 100; "Knock on Wood" peaked in September at number eight on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and number thirty on the Hot 100 charts; and "Lovey Dovey" was released late in 1968, and charted at number twenty-one on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles list and number sixty on the Hot 100. The album was released on March 16, 1967.
King & Queen was positively received by music critics. Jason Ankeny of Allmusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5. He stated that "Redding and Thomas enjoy an undeniable chemistry, and they play off each other wonderfully", and summarized the album as follows: "Otis Redding never recorded a lighter, more purely entertaining record than King & Queen". Robert Christgau gave it an "A-"; although he said the album was "pretty ephemeral", he praised the exciting music, and wrote that it sounded "vivacious, catchier and funnier most soul music".
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