STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - THE GREG KIHN BAND - ROCKIHNROLL

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. In addition to being Sunday, it is also the 73rd Birthday of Baltimore, Maryland guitarist/vocalist, radio personality, and author, Greg Kihn, of The Greg Kihn Band. Happy Birthday Greg ! To get his party started, we find ourselves spinning his sixth studio album, Rockihnroll. The LP was released June 1981 on Beserkley Records and produced by Matthew King Kaufman and peaked at #72 in Australia and #32 on the Billboard 200. Four singles were issued from the 10 track album ; "Can't Stop Hurtin' Myself" (did not chart), their highest charting single to date, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" (#15 Hot 100, #14 Australia, #5 Mainstream Rock), "Sheila" (#102 Hot 100, #39 Mainstream Rock) and "The Girl Most Likely" (#104 Hot 100, #57 Mainstream Rock, #55 Australia). 

1. "Valerie" Greg Kihn, Jack Heyrman, David Rosen 2:22

2. "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" Kihn, Steve Wright, Gary Philips 2:50

3. "Womankind" Kihn 3:44

4. "Can't Stop Hurtin' Myself" Kihn 4:07

5. "Trouble in Paradise" Kihn 3:34

6. "Sheila" Tommy Roe 2:56

7. "Nothing's Gonna Change" Kihn, Wright 3:33

8. "The Girl Most Likely" Kihn, Wright, Larry Lynch, Dave Carpenter 2:44

9. "When the Music Starts" Kihn 2:39

10. "True Confessions" Kihn 3:40

The Greg Kihn Band

Greg Kihn - lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Dave Carpender - lead guitar, backing vocals

Gary Phillips - keyboards, backing vocals

Steve Wright - bass, backing vocals, keyboards

Larry Lynch - drums, backing vocals, percussion

Production

Producer: Matthew King Kaufman

Engineers: Don Cody, Richard Corsello

Mastering: George Horn

Art direction: Ron Coro, Norm Ung

Artwork/Design: Mike Fink

Logistics: Brian Murray