Next of Kihn

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Next of Kihn
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Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1977–1978
StudioCBS Studios, San Francisco
Genre Rock
Length36:29
Label Beserkley
Producer Matthew King Kaufman, Glen Kolotkin
Greg Kihn chronology
Greg Kihn Again
(1977)
Next of Kihn
(1978)
With the Naked Eye
(1979)
Singles from Next of Kihn
  1. "Sorry"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Remember"
    Released: 1978
  3. "Everybody Else"
    Released: 1978
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Next of Kihn is a 1978 studio album by American singer-songwriter Greg Kihn. [2] It was the third and last album to be released under the name Greg Kihn before the group changed into The Greg Kihn Band in 1979.

Contents

Next of Kihn has a notable darker sound than its predecessors and features longer and more complex compositions. The album's centerpiece "Remember" was recorded live in one single take. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cold Hard Cash"Greg Kihn1:48
2."Museum"Kihn3:34
3."Remember"Kihn6:33
4."Chinatown"Kihn4:47
5."Sorry"Kihn3:25
6."Everybody Else"Kihn, Rose Bimler 5:10
7."Understander"Kihn5:11
8."Secret Meetings"Kihn6:01

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 85

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 393.
  2. McParland, Robert (2022). Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s: 150+ Profiles. McFarland. p. 95.
  3. "Next of Kihn". 12 November 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. "Next of Kihn". 12 November 2012.