''Kihnspiracy'' is a

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, released in 1983 by

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. The album features the hit single "

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", the band's only top 10 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. It reached number 2 in May 1983, beneath

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's "

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". A parody of the song, " I Lost on Jeopardy", was released by

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in 1984. The album marks the group's first line-up change since 1975, with

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taking over as lead guitar player after the departure of

Dave Carpender Dave Carpender (January 23, 1950 – September 26, 2007) was an American musician best known as the guitarist for The Greg Kihn Band from 1976 to 1983. They had a #2 US /#63 UK hit in 1983 with "Jeopardy" and a #15 US hit in 1981 with "The Break ...

. The band supported the album with a North American tour.

Critical reception

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'' deemed the album "undistinguished rock 'n' roll, marked by tight, efficient and totally plodding arrangements."

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

The Greg Kihn Band *

Greg Kihn Gregory Stanley Kihn (; July 10, 1949 – August 13, 2024) was an American rock musician, radio personality, and novelist. He founded and led the Greg Kihn Band and he wrote several popular horror novels. He is best known for the hits " The Br ...

Larry Lynch Larry Lynch (born c. 1950) is an American 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 ( ...

* Gary Phillips * Steve Wright Technical *

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 ...

– producer *Dr. Schnoz – engineer *Gary Hobish – assistant engineer *Don Cody – additional engineering *George Horn – mastering *Tina Nielsen – title concept *Marsha Necheles – title concept *Ron Coro – art direction *Mike Fink – art, design *Phil Bray – photography

References

{{Authority control Greg Kihn albums 1983 albums Beserkley Records albums