''Greg Kihn'' is the debut studio album by American singer/songwriter

Greg Kihn Gregory Stanley Kihn (born July 10, 1949) is an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist. He founded and led The Greg Kihn Band, which scored hit songs in the 1980s, and has written several horror novels. History Kihn was born ...

. It was released by

Beserkley Beserkley Records was an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, from 1973 to 1984. Beserkley is usually regarded as a power pop and rock and roll label. During the 1970s, the label released albums by Earth Quake, Greg ...

in 1976. The cover photo portrays Kihn as a working-class man and was shot in front of Rather Ripped Records in Berkeley where he worked at the time, with future

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 (They Don't Write 'Em)" ( ''Billboard'' Hot 100 #15) and "Jeopardy" (''Billboard'' H ...

keyboard player Gary Phillips.

Track listing

Personnel

12-string guitar A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in o ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Robbie Dunbar - guitar,

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

, backing vocals *

Larry Lynch Larry Lynch (born c. 1950) is a former drummer for the Greg Kihn Band. They had a #2 US hit with "Jeopardy" in 1983 and a #15 hit with "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)". After leaving the Greg Kihn band, "Larry Lynch and MOB (Members Of ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, percussion, backing vocals * Steve Wright -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

;Additional personnel *John Doukas - backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "He Will Break Your Heart" * Gary Phillips - guitar, backing vocals *Mark Jordan - keyboards ;Production *Producer:

Matthew King Kaufman Matthew "King" Kaufman (born May 19, 1946) is an American record producer who was the owner of leading independent label Beserkley Records in Berkeley, California from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s, successfully producing records by Jonath ...

, Glen Kolotkin *Engineers: Glen Kolotkin, Tom Lubin *Mastering: George Horn *Art direction: Ron Scherl, Tom Lubin *Artwork/Design: M. M. Givens *Logistics: C. Lovett *Ron Scherl - cover photography

References

External links

*http://www.discogs.com/Greg-Kihn-Greg-Kihn/release/1700243 {{Authority control 1976 debut albums Greg Kihn albums Beserkley Records albums Albums produced by Glen Kolotkin