Citizen Kihn

Citizen Kihn
Studio album by
Greg Kihn
ReleasedMarch 29, 1985
Recorded1985
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenrePop rock
Length37:36
LabelEMI America
ProducerMatthew King Kaufman
Greg Kihn chronology
Kihntagious
(1984) 		Citizen Kihn
(1985) 		Love & Rock & Roll
(1986)
Singles from Citizen Kihn
  1. "Lucky"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Boys Won't (Leave the Girls Alone)"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Good Life"
    Released: 1985

Citizen Kihn is a studio album by the American musician Greg Kihn, released in 1985 through EMI America.[1][2] It was his first album since 1978's Next of Kihn not to be released under the Greg Kihn Band name. The album reached number 51 on the Billboard Hot 200.[3] The first single was "Lucky".[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The Dallas Morning News deemed the album "a lackluster, unfocused pastiche of pop tunes."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm in Love Again"Greg Kihn, Steve Wright3:06
2."Go Back"Wright, Kihn3:06
3."Lucky"Kihn, Wright3:30
4."Whenever"Wright, Kihn3:50
5."Privacy"Kihn, Wright4:10
6."Free Country"Wright, Kihn2:25
7."They Rock by Night"Kihn, Wright3:30
8."Boys Won't (Leave the Girls Alone)"Wright, Kihn3:19
9."Imitation Love"Kihn, Wright4:04
10."Temper, Temper"Wright, Kihn2:40
11."Good Life"Kihn, Wright3:34

Personnel

Additional personnel
  • Pat Mosca – keyboards on "They Rock By Night"
  • John Talbott – backing vocals, cabasa, talking drum
  • Steve Douglas – saxophone
  • Andy Narell – steel drums
  • Pete Escovedo – timbales, percussion

Production

  • Producer: Matthew King Kaufman
  • Engineers: Richard "Dr. Schnoz" Corsello, Tom Size
  • Mastering: George Horn
  • Alberto Dell'Orto – cover photography

References

  1. ^ Griffin, John (21 Mar 1985). "Short Spins". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F3.
  2. ^ Defendorf, Richard (14 Apr 1985). "Greg Kihn". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Greg Kihn". Billboard.
  4. ^ Rubin, Sylvia (February 12, 1985). "The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Fish". People. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 17.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 393.
  6. ^ Samuels, Lennox (June 2, 1985). "Greg Kihn, Citizen Kihn". The Dallas Morning News. p. 3C.