| Green | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jangle pop | |||
| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Gang Green Records | |||
| Producer | Green Iain Burgess [1] | |||
| Green chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
Green is the debut album of Chicago pop band Green. [3] [4] It was released on Gang Green Records in 1986. [1]
The Chicago Reader wrote that the album "refracts hooky midwestern power pop from the late 70s and early 80s—Cheap Trick, the Shoes—through the prisms of British-invasion rock and brash punk ... insanely catchy." [1] Trouser Press called it "an inadequately produced but brilliant collection of weirdly derivative originals played with spirit and power." [5] Perfect Sound Forever wrote: "Hearing Green was like hearing The Beatles' Second Album for the first time; an overwhelming freshness coupled with eerie familiarity... like experiencing music for the first time for the second time ... It's one of the most startling debuts ever recorded." [6]
All songs written by Jeff Lescher.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Getta Record Out" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "She's Not a Little Girl Anymore" | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Technology" | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Curry Your Favor" | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Baby Why?" | 1:41 |
| 6. | "I Play the Records" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Better Way" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "If You Love Me" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "I Don't Wanna Say No" | 3:20 |
| 10. | "For You" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Hurt You" | 3:29 |
| 12. | "She, Probably" | 2:27 |
| 13. | "I'm Not Going Down (Anymore)" | 2:17 |
| 14. | "Big in Japan" | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Something About You" | 2:59 |
| 16. | "Autograph" | 3:40 |
| 17. | "Away From the Pulsebeat" | 4:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Gotta Getta Record Out" | 2:21 |
| 16. | "I Don't Wanna Say No" | 3:07 |
| 17. | "Better Way" | 3:33 |
| 18. | "I'm Not Going Down (Anymore)" | 2:11 |
| 19. | "Something About You" | 3:01 |
| 20. | "Autograph" | 3:41 |
| 21. | "Away From the Pulsebeat" | 4:41 |
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