RocKihnRoll
RocKihnRoll
1981 studio album by the Greg Kihn Band
Released in 1981, Rockihnroll is the sixth studio album by Greg Kihn and the third album as the Greg Kihn Band.[1] It produced the band's second highest-charting single, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)".[2]
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Quick Facts Rockihnroll, Studio album by the Greg Kihn Band ...
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| Released | June 1981 (1981-06) | |||
| Recorded | 1980-1981 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 31:28 | |||
| Label | Beserkley | |||
| Producer | Matthew King Kaufman | |||
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| Singles from RocKihnRoll | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
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The Boston Globe wrote that the album "starts out like a house-a-fire with three meaty, catchy, finely crafted power pop tunes."[5]
More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Valerie" | Greg Kihn, Jack Heyrman, David Rosen | 2:22 |
| 2. | "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" | Kihn, Steve Wright, Gary Phillips | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Womankind" | Kihn | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Can't Stop Hurtin' Myself" | Kihn | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Trouble in Paradise" | Kihn | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Sheila" | Tommy Roe | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Nothing's Gonna Change" | Kihn, Wright | 3:33 |
| 8. | "The Girl Most Likely" | Kihn, Wright, Larry Lynch, Dave Carpender | 2:44 |
| 9. | "When the Music Starts" | Kihn | 2:39 |
| 10. | "True Confessions" | Kihn | 3:40 |
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More information Chart (1981), Peak position ...
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 72 |
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- The Greg Kihn Band
- Greg Kihn - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dave Carpender - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Gary Phillips - keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Wright - bass, backing vocals, keyboards
- Larry Lynch - drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Producer: Matthew King Kaufman
- Engineers: Don Cody, Richard Corsello
- Mastering: George Horn
- Art direction: Ron Coro, Norm Ung
- Artwork/Design: Mike Fink
- Logistics: Brian Murray
- "Greg Kihn Biography by Chris Woodstra". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- "Rockihnroll Review by Jim Worbois". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 393.
- Horowitz, Ben (23 Apr 1981). "Reviews". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.