| Born Innocent | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Label | Smoke 7 Frontier | |||
| Producer | Red Cross Felix Alanis [1] | |||
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| Alternate cover art | ||||
| 1986 reissue as Redd Kross. | ||||
Born Innocent is the first studio album by Red Cross (later known as Redd Kross), released in 1982 on Smoke 7 Records, and re-released in 1986 on Frontier Records featuring different cover art and three bonus tracks taken from the Sudden Death and American Youth Report compilations. [2] The record was produced by Smoke 7 owner, Felix Alanis, who was also the lead singer of RF7.
In 2007 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series. [3]
The album's lyrics contain references to Charles Manson and actress Linda Blair. The album contains elements of blues. [4]
Nathan Bush of AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five. He said: "Though subsequent releases found Redd Kross cleaning up their act, this debut captures them in all their youthful glory; documenting the sound of the McDonalds and company unleashed on an unsuspecting set of guitars, bass, and drums." [4]
All tracks written by Jeff and Steve McDonald except where noted.