King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Cypress Creek, released in May 20, 1994.

Personnel
Recorded at Mountain in Montreux, Criteria in Miami and Mike's house in Los Angeles


 * Cypress Creek
 * Pat Johnson – lead vocals (1, 4, 6—10; backing on "My World", "Philosophy" and "Same Stuff"), banjo (on "Philosophy") , classical guitar, electric guitar, tambourine (on "Same Stuff")
 * Marc Anthony – double bass, electric bass, cello (on "Isolated"), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11)
 * Kevin Williamson – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, melodica, background vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
 * Jim Arnold – drums
 * Bill Lawrence – electric guitars, slide guitar, dobro, harmonica, saxophone, background vocals (on "My World")
 * Mike Sullivan - lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 11, 12; co-lead on "Secret World"), accordion, Baldwin piano, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, keyboards, lowrey organ, vibraphone


 * Additional musician
 * Mark Gordon - percussion, cowbell (on "Drunk Foolish" and "Royal Pain"), tabla (on "My Own Deceiver")
 * Jason Freese - trombone on "No Strings Attached" and "Royal Pain"
 * Harry Kim - trumpet on "No Strings Attached" and "Royal Pain"


 * Production
 * Cypress Creek – arrangement, production
 * Scott Litt – production
 * David Richards - recording engineer (Mountain)
 * Clif Norrell - recording engineer (Criteria)
 * Eddie Kramer – recording engineer (at home)
 * Tchad Blake – mixing at Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, MI