Glass House Rock
Glass House Rock is the fifth studio album by Greg Kihn and the second album to be released as The Greg Kihn Band in 1980.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:22 | |||
| Label | Beserkley | |||
| Producer | Matthew King Kaufman, The Greg Kihn Band | |||
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Glass House Rock broke new ground for The Greg Kihn Band and is notable for its hard rock sound. The song "Castaway" uses fast-paced finger-play in the vein of Love's "7 and 7 Is"[1] with underlapping guitar tracks.
The album has noticeably more collaborative compositions and sharing of vocal duties, featuring lead vocals by both Larry Lynch and Steve Wright on the songs "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "Night After Night" respectively. Lynch and Wright also provided lead vocals alongside Kihn for "The Only Dance There Is" as well as a cover version of The Yardbirds' "For Your Love".
"For Your Love" was recorded in front of a live audience at a sound check at the Keystone Berkeley, California.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Castaway" | Greg Kihn, Rose Bimler | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Desire Me" | Kihn, Victor Roccki | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Anna Belle Lee" | Kihn | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Things to Come" | Kihn, Steve Wright | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Small Change" | Kihn | 3:05 |
| 6. | "The Only Dance There Is" | Kihn, Wright | 3:50 |
| 7. | "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Serenade Her" | Kihn | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Night After Night" | Wright, Alexander, Kihn | 3:53 |
| 10. | "For Your Love" | Graham Gouldman | 4:28 |
Personnel
- The Greg Kihn Band
- Greg Kihn - lead vocals (1-6, 8), rhythm guitar
- Dave Carpender - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Wright - bass, backing and lead (9, 10) vocals
- Larry Lynch - drums, backing and lead (7, 10) vocals
- Additional personnel
Production
- Producer: Matthew King Kaufman
- Logistics: Brian Murray
References
- "Greg Kihn Band Re-releases Glass House Rock on iTunes | Greg Kihn". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- "Greg Kihn Band Re-releases Glass House Rock on iTunes | Greg Kihn". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.