RocKihnRoll
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Rockihnroll is the fourth studio album
from The Greg Kihn Band
, released in 1981. It produced the band's second highest-charting single to date, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
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Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from The Greg Kihn Band
The Greg Kihn Band
The Greg Kihn Band is an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. Their most successful singles include "The Breakup Song " and "Jeopardy" .-History:...
, released in 1981. It produced the band's second highest-charting single to date, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
"The Breakup Song " is a single by The Greg Kihn Band released in 1981 from their album, Rockihnroll. The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #5 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. It has been featured in several films, including Let Me In ....
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Track listing
- "Valerie" (Kihn, Rosen) - 2:22
- "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" (Kihn, Wright) - 2:56
- "Womankind" (Kihn) - 3:44
- "Can't Stop Hurtin' Myself" (Kihn) - 4:07
- "Trouble in Paradise" (Kihn) - 3:34
- "Sheila" (Roe) - 2:56
- "Nothing's Gonna Change" (Kihn, Wright) - 3:33
- "The Girl Most Likely" (Lewis, Smith) - 2:44
- "When the Music Starts (Kihn) - 2:39
- "True Confessions" (Kihn) - 3:47
Personnel
- Greg KihnGreg KihnGreg Kihn is an American rock musician, radio personality and novelist.-Music:Kihn is the front man for The Greg Kihn Band, which released several singles and albums that made the charts in the early 1980s...
- guitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, vocals - Dave CarpenderDave CarpenderDave Carpender was the guitarist with The Greg Kihn Band from 1976 to 1983. They had a #2 US/#63 UK hit in 1983 with 'Jeopardy' and a #15 US hit in 1981 with 'The Breakup Song '.He died of heart failure in 2007....
- guitar, vocals - Larry LynchLarry LynchLarry Lynch was the drummer for The Greg Kihn Band. They had a #2 US hit with 'Jeopardy' in 1983 and a #15 hit with 'The Breakup Song '.-References:...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Steve Wright - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Gary PhillipsGary Phillips (keyboardist)Gary Phillips was a musician who played keyboard with The Greg Kihn Band. He joined them in 1981, just before their US #15 hit "The Breakup Song". In 1983 they had a #2 US/#63 UK hit with "Jeopardy". He was also a writer, who sang and played guitar in the Bay Area band Copperhead along with John...
- keyboardsKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, vocals - Myrna SmithMyrna SmithMyrna Yvonne Smith was an American songwriter and singer, who co-wrote many of the songs for Carl Wilson's 1981 solo album Carl Wilson, as well as a few of the songs on his 1983 solo album Youngblood...
- composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... - Margaret Lewis - composer
Production
- Producer: Matthew King KaufmanMatthew King KaufmanMatthew "King" Kaufman was owner and chief producer at leading independent label Beserkley Records in Berkeley, California from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s, successfully producing records by Jonathan Richman, Greg Kihn and others.-Biography:Raised in Baltimore, Kaufman graduated from law...
- Engineers: Don Cody, Richard Corsello
- Mastering: George Horn
- Art direction: Ron Coro, Norm Ung
- Artwork/Design: Mike Fink
- Logistics: Brian Murray