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

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Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 71st Birthday of vocalist/guitarist, radio personality and novelist, Greg Kihn. Happy Birthday Greg ! With him in mind, we spotlight the 8th studio album by The Greg Kihn Band. Kihnspiracy was released in 1983 on the interestingly named label Beserkley, and produced by Matthew King Kaufman, who was also owner of the aforementioned label. It is the band's most successful record, peaking at #15 on the Billboard 200. Three singles were released ; "Tear That City Down", "Love Never Fails" (#59 Hot 100) and one of their most popular hits, "Jeopardy" (#62 UK, #5 Mainstream Rock, #2 Hot 100, #1 Dance). "Jeopardy" would be parodied a year later by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "I Lost On Jeopardy" (#81 Hot 100).

 1. "Jeopardy" Greg Kihn, Steve Wright 3:49

2. "Fascination" Kihn 2:35

3. "Tear that City Down" Gary Phillips, Greg Douglass, Larry Lynch, Kihn, Wright 3:16

4. "Talkin' to Myself" Kihn 2:57

5. "You Can't Love Them All" Kihn, Phillips, Wright 3:44

6. "I Fall to Pieces" Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard 2:43

7. "Someday" Kihn, Wright 3:13

8. "Curious" Kihn, Wright 3:24

9. "How Long" Kihn 3:35

10. "Love Never Fails" Kihn, Phillips, Wright 3:16

Greg Kihn – guitar, vocals
Greg Douglass – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Larry Lynch – drums, vocals
Steve Wright – bass guitar, vocals, keyboards on "Jeopardy"
Gary Phillips – keyboards

Producer: Matthew King Kaufman
Engineers: Dr. Schnoz, Don Cody, Gary Hobish
Mastering: George Horn
Artwork/Design: Mike Fink, Ron Coro
Photography: Phil Bray
Logistics: Al Pins, Brian Murray, Michael Rugis, Richard Varrasso