''Born Innocent'' is the first studio album by Red Cross (later known as

Redd Kross Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school. With the additi ...

), released in 1982 on Smoke 7 Records, and re-released in 1986 on

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featuring different cover art and three

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s taken from the ''Sudden Death'' and ''American Youth Report'' compilations. The record was produced by Smoke 7 owner, Felix Alanis, who was also the lead singer of RF7. In 2007 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the

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-curated Don't Look Back series.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff and Steve McDonald except where noted. # "Linda Blair" – 2:04 #* named for the actress

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, who starred in the 1973 film ''

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'', as well as starring in the

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that the album was named after. # "White Trash" – 1:27 # "Everyday There's Someone New" – 1:06 # "Solid Gold" – 1:13 # "Burn-Out" – 1:24 # "Charlie" – 1:47 # "Tatum O'Tot and the Fried Vegetables" – 1:32 eissue bonus track# "St. Lita Ford Blues" – 3:28 eissue bonus track# "Self Respect" – 0:42 # "Pseudo-Intellectual" – 1:12 # "Kill Someone You Hate" – 1:26 # "Look on Up at the Bottom" ( Stu Phillips) – 2:11 #* cover from ''

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'' # "Cellulite City" – 1:59 # "I'm Alright" – 1:57 #* cover of the Rolling Stones cover of

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# " Cease to Exist" ( Charles Manson) – 2:29 #* Charles Manson cover # "Notes and Chords Mean Nothing to Me" – 2:24 eissue bonus track

Personnel

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– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Tracy Lea – lead guitar *

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– bass, backing vocals * John Stielow – drums

References

1982 debut albums Redd Kross albums Frontier Records albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub