Green is the debut album of Chicago pop band Green.[3][4] It was released on Gang Green Records in 1986.[1]

Green
Studio album by
Released1986
GenreJangle pop
Length40:25
LabelGang Green Records
ProducerGreen
Iain Burgess[1]
Green chronology
The Name of This Group Is Green
(1984)
Green
(1986)
Elaine MacKenzie
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Critical reception

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The Chicago Reader wrote that the album "refracts hooky midwestern power pop from the late 70s and early 80s—Cheap Trick, the Shoes—through the prisms of British-invasion rock and brash punk ... insanely catchy."[1] Trouser Press called it "an inadequately produced but brilliant collection of weirdly derivative originals played with spirit and power."[5] Perfect Sound Forever wrote: "Hearing Green was like hearing The Beatles' Second Album for the first time; an overwhelming freshness coupled with eerie familiarity... like experiencing music for the first time for the second time ... It's one of the most startling debuts ever recorded."[6]

Track listing

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All songs written by Jeff Lescher.

No.TitleLength
1."Gotta Getta Record Out"2:22
2."She's Not a Little Girl Anymore"3:29
3."Technology"2:19
4."Curry Your Favor"2:58
5."Baby Why?"1:41
6."I Play the Records"3:15
7."Better Way"3:45
8."If You Love Me"2:43
9."I Don't Wanna Say No"3:20
10."For You"3:03
11."Hurt You"3:29
12."She, Probably"2:27
13."I'm Not Going Down (Anymore)"2:17
14."Big in Japan"3:18
1989 CD Re-issue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Something About You"2:59
16."Autograph"3:40
17."Away From the Pulsebeat"4:41
2009 Remaster Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Gotta Getta Record Out"2:21
16."I Don't Wanna Say No"3:07
17."Better Way"3:33
18."I'm Not Going Down (Anymore)"2:11
19."Something About You"3:01
20."Autograph"3:41
21."Away From the Pulsebeat"4:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Margasak, Peter (11 March 2010). "First Time's a Charm". Chicago Reader.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Green". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Green | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (26 February 1993). "IZZY'S GOING GREAT GUNS". chicagotribune.com.
  5. ^ "Green". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Perfect Sound Forever: Green". www.furious.com.
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