Citizen Kihn

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Citizen Kihn
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 1985
Recorded1985
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre Pop rock
Length37:36
Label EMI America
Producer Matthew 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, release 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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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

Production

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