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| prev_title = [[With the Naked Eye]]
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| prev_year = 1979
| prev_year = 1979
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| next_year = 1981
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'''''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.
'''''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.


''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]]"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714072954/http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> with underlapping guitar tracks.
''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]]"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |title=Greg Kihn Band Re-releases Glass House Rock on iTunes &#124; Greg Kihn |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714072954/http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]]".
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714072954/http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
"For Your Love" was recorded in front of a live audience at a sound check at the Keystone Berkeley, California.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |title=Greg Kihn Band Re-releases Glass House Rock on iTunes &#124; Greg Kihn |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714072954/http://gregkihn.com/blog/greg-kihn-band-re-releases-glass-house-rock-on-itunes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| writer6 = Kihn, Wright
| length6 = 3:50
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
| title7 = [[(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance|The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]
| writer7 = [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]
| writer7 = [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]
| length7 = 3:05
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The Greg Kihn Band
;The Greg Kihn Band
*[[Greg Kihn]] - [[lead vocals]] (1-6, 8), [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[Greg Kihn]] - [[lead vocals]] (1–6, 8), [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[Dave Carpender]] - [[lead guitar]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Dave Carpender]] - [[lead guitar]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Steve Wright (bassist)|Steve Wright]] - [[bass guitar|bass]], backing and lead (9, 10) vocals
*[[Steve Wright (bassist)|Steve Wright]] - [[bass guitar|bass]], backing and lead (9, 10) vocals

Latest revision as of 23:50, 21 November 2024

Glass House Rock
Studio album by
The Greg Kihn Band
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenreRock
Length35:22
LabelBeserkley
ProducerMatthew King Kaufman, The Greg Kihn Band
The Greg Kihn Band chronology
With the Naked Eye
(1979) 		Glass House Rock
(1980) 		RocKihnRoll
(1981)
Singles from Glass House Rock
  1. "Small Change"
    Released: 1980

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.

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Castaway"Greg Kihn, Rose Bimler2:47
2."Desire Me"Kihn, Victor Roccki4:06
3."Anna Belle Lee"Kihn3:43
4."Things to Come"Kihn, Steve Wright3:11
5."Small Change"Kihn3:05
6."The Only Dance There Is"Kihn, Wright3:50
7."The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:05
8."Serenade Her"Kihn3:14
9."Night After Night"Wright, Alexander, Kihn3:53
10."For Your Love"Graham Gouldman4:28

Personnel

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The Greg Kihn Band
Additional personnel

Production

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References

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  1. ^ "Greg Kihn Band Re-releases Glass House Rock on iTunes | Greg Kihn". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  2. ^ "Greg Kihn Band Re-releases Glass House Rock on iTunes | Greg Kihn". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
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