Round Trip (The Knack album)
Round Trip | ||||
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Released | October 1981[1] | |||
Genre | Power pop, new wave | |||
Label | Capitol EMI | |||
Producer | Jack Douglas | |||
The Knack chronology | ||||
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Singles from Round Trip | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Round Trip is the third studio
Overview and reviews
Round Trip was their third album, and it was
Critic David Fricke of Rolling Stone gave a generally positive review, commenting:
Like Icarus in a skinny tie, the Knack flew too close to the sun and got burned real bad. Now they'd have us believe that they want to make amends. If the message of the first album was Get the Knack (or get lost) and the second LP insisted that the critics don't know...but the little girls understand, then the gist of Round Trip is, "We're sorry, give us another chance"... Given another chance with Round Trip, however, the Knack acquit themselves better than we had any reason to expect. If this were their first record, it'd be an impressive, entertaining debut. As their third, it's a somewhat remarkable comeback from beyond the grave of superhype.[8]
The
"Boys Go Crazy" was included in the 1992
Classic Rock History critic Skip Anderson rated "Boys Go Crazy" as the Knack's 8th best song and felt it should have been the lead single in the U.S. rather than "Pay the Devil".[14] Record World called it "a straight-ahead rocker" in which "Doug Fieger's emphatic vocal rides a racehorse rhythm."[15]
Track listing
Instead of the conventional "side 1" and "side 2", the sides of the original vinyl issue were labeled as "there" and "back".
All songs are by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger unless noted
There
- "Radiating Love" 4:42
- "Soul Kissin'" 3:40
- "Africa" 4:34
- "She Likes the Beat" (Doug Fieger) 3:04
- "Just Wait and See" 3:04
- "We Are Waiting" (Doug Fieger, John Corey) 4:25
Back
- "Boys Go Crazy" (Doug Fieger) 2:48
- "Lil' Cals Big Mistake" 3:45
- "Sweet Dreams" (Doug Fieger) 3:37
- "Another Lousy Day in Paradise" 3:34
- "Pay the Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo)" (Berton Averre) 4:13
- "Art War" 4:13
Personnel
- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Berton Averre – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Prescott Niles – bass
- drumsand percussion
- Jack Douglas - producer
- Lee De Carlo - engineer
- Malcolm Pollack - assistant engineer, mixing (mixed in Studio C at Power Station)
See also
References
- ^ Knack - "Round Trip" Story 1981 - Channel 7 News. YouTube on June 7, 2011.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- Billboard Magazine. December 12, 1981. p. 56. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Robbins, Darren (June 11, 2010). "ALBUM REVIEW: "Round Trip" by The Knack... The most UNDERRATED record of all time finally gets a re-release!". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ "The Knack - Round Trip". Rolling Stone. December 10, 1981. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ Anderson, Skip (14 August 2021). "Top 10 songs from the Knack". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. December 12, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-02.