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1985 studio album by Greg 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. 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. The first single was "Lucky".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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

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.

External links

The Greg Kihn Band
  • Greg Kihn
  • Ry Kihn
  • Robert Berry
  • Dave Danza
  • Dave Lauser
Studio albums
Singles
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