With the Naked Eye
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| With the Naked Eye | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978-1979 Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 30:05 | |||
| Label | Beserkley | |||
| Producer | Glen Coloktin, Kenny Laguna, Matthew King Kaufman | |||
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| Singles from With the Naked Eye | ||||
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With the Naked Eye is a 1979 studio album released by American singer-songwriter Greg Kihn and the first album to be released under The Greg Kihn Band. The album took the band in a new direction, with less acoustically driven songs and a more straightforward rock sound.
The album features a cover version of the Bruce Springsteen song "Rendezvous" as well as a cover of Jonathan Richman's "Roadrunner", which became a live staple for The Greg Kihn Band.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rendezvous" | Bruce Springsteen | 2:27 |
| 2. | "In the Naked Eye" | Greg Kihn | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Getting Away with Murder" | Kihn | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Moulin Rouge" | Kihn, Steve Wright | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Beside Myself" | Kihn, Dave Carpender, Wright | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Roadrunner" | Jonathan Richman | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Another Lonely Saturday Night" | Kihn, Kenny Laguna | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Can't Have the Highs (Without the Lows)" | Larry Lynch | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Fallen Idol" | Kihn | 6:01 |
Personnel
- Greg Kihn - lead vocals (all but 8), rhythm guitar
- Dave Carpender - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Wright - bass, backing vocals
- Larry Lynch - drums, backing and lead (8) vocals
Production
- Producers: Glen Kolotkin, Kenny Laguna, Matthew King Kaufman
- Engineer: Glen Kolotkin, Jeffrey Norman
- Mastering: George Horn
- Art direction: Niva Port, Reva Fredrickson
- Artwork/Design: Hugh Brown
- Logistics: Brian Murray, Gerry Blumenthal