Kihnspiracy

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Kihnspiracy
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Studio album by
the Greg Kihn Band
Released1983
Recorded1982–83
Studio Fantasy, Berkeley
Length33:15
Label Beserkley
Producer Matthew King Kaufman
The Greg Kihn Band chronology
Kihntinued
(1982)		Kihnspiracy
(1983)		 Kihntagious
(1984)
Singles from Kihnspiracy
  1. "Jeopardy"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Tear That City Down"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Love Never Fails"
    Released: 1983

Kihnspiracy is a studio album by the Greg Kihn Band, released in 1983 by Beserkley Records. [1] The album features the hit single "Jeopardy", the band's only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [2] It reached number 2 in May 1983, beneath Michael Jackson's "Beat It". A parody of the song, "I Lost on Jeopardy", was released by "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1984.

Contents

The album marks the group's first line-up change since 1975, with Greg Douglass taking over as lead guitar player after the departure of Dave Carpender. The band supported the album with a North American tour. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "undistinguished rock 'n' roll, marked by tight, efficient and totally plodding arrangements." [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jeopardy"Greg Kihn, Steve Wright3:47
2."Fascination"Kihn2:38
3."Tear that City Down"Kihn, Wright, Greg Douglass, Gary Phillips, Larry Lynch3:50
4."Talkin' to Myself"Kihn3:03
5."Can't Love Them All"Kihn, Wright, Phillips3:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Fall to Pieces" Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard 2:48
2."Someday"Kihn, Wright3:22
3."Curious"Kihn, Lynch3:31
4."How Long"Kihn3:42
5."Love Never Fails"Kihn, Wright, Lynch, Phillips, Douglass3:25

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 76

Personnel

The Greg Kihn Band

Technical

References

  1. ↑ Ashton, Bill (January 18, 1983). "Kihn Band Plays No-Frills Rock 'N' Roll". Miami Herald. p. 5B.
  2. ↑ "Artists / Greg Kihn Band - Chart History". Billboard . 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lioce, Tony (April 8, 1983). "Elsewhere This Weekend". The Providence Journal. p. W6.
  4. ↑ DeGagne, Mike. "Kihnspiracy – Greg Kihn Band, Greg Kihn". AllMusic . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ Rea, Steven X. (March 6, 1983). "Kihn's 'Jeopardy' Ends His Obscurity". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. R11.
  6. ↑ 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.
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