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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |    [5] |
The Dallas Morning News deemed the album "a lackluster, unfocused pastiche of pop tunes."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm in Love Again" | Greg Kihn, Steve Wright | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Go Back" | Wright, Kihn | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Lucky" | Kihn, Wright | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Whenever" | Wright, Kihn | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Privacy" | Kihn, Wright | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Free Country" | Wright, Kihn | 2:25 |
| 7. | "They Rock by Night" | Kihn, Wright | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Boys Won't (Leave the Girls Alone)" | Wright, Kihn | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Imitation Love" | Kihn, Wright | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Temper, Temper" | Wright, Kihn | 2:40 |
| 11. | "Good Life" | Kihn, Wright | 3:34 |
Personnel
- Greg Kihn – guitar, percussion, bellophone, lead vocals
- Greg Douglass – guitar
- Tyler Eng – drums
- Steve Wright – bass, keyboards, lead guitar on "Lucky" and "Good Life", backing vocals
- 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
- ^ Griffin, John (21 Mar 1985). "Short Spins". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F3.
- ^ Defendorf, Richard (14 Apr 1985). "Greg Kihn". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 12.
- ^ "Greg Kihn". Billboard.
- ^ Rubin, Sylvia (February 12, 1985). "The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Fish". People. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 17.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 393.
- ^ Samuels, Lennox (June 2, 1985). "Greg Kihn, Citizen Kihn". The Dallas Morning News. p. 3C.
