sábado, marzo 29, 2025

Rocktrospectiva: The Fairly Good "Citizen Kihn" Turns 40

Released on 29 March 1985, "Citizen Kihn" was his second solo studio album, and his first album since 1978's Next of Kihn not to be released under the Greg Kihn Band name. The album reached number 51 on the Billboard Hot 200 and spawned three singles "Lucky", "Boys Won't (Leave The Girls Alone)" & "Good Life". The album produced Kihn's last hit single "Lucky" that reached No. 30 on Billboard hot 100. 

It was curious but true that Greg Kihn released his eighth album in eight years, maybe it was a routine for him, but also out off Citizen Kihn landed his third and final Top 40 hit with Lucky that was a top 30 hit back then.

Now if there is something well-remebered about this album was the video for Lucky, which is somewhat of a continuance of his most popular video, Jeopardy, with Kihn down on his luck before a pretty cashier girl puts a smile back on Kihn's face and he wins a free cruise in a supermarket contest. As with most of Kihn's videos, a sense of humor prevails as Kihn embraces his bad luck with a smile, although a bad gall bladder isn't as bad as a being shipwrecked, swallowed by a whale, captured by cannibals, attacked by King Kong and staring down a tsunami.

Critics wasn't too good for the record,  some deemed the album as a lackluster, unfocused pastiche of pop tunes, but the remainder of the album was considered a second rate. 

Citizen Kihn Track List: 
 
1. I'm In Love Again
2. Go Back
3. Lucky
4. Whenever
5. Privacy
6. Free Country
7. They Rock By Night
8. Boys Won't (Leave The Girls Alone)
9. Imitation Love
10. Temper, Temper
11. Good Life

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