| Kids on the Street | ||||
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| Studio album by Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||||
| Released | February 6, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, ska punk, alternative rock |
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| Length | 52:26 | |||
| Label | Space Age Bachelor Pad Caroline Records |
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| Producer | Steve Perry | |||
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Kids on the Street is the third studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1996 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.
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By 1996, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies had emerged as a staple of the West Coast's third wave ska scene, almost exclusively touring with ska and ska punk bands. As such, the Daddies' next album would inevitably stray from the brass-heavy swing and funk that had characterized their first two releases in favor of further exploration into punk and ska.
With lead singer Steve Perry now assuming a role as rhythm guitarist, Kids on the Street predominantly features guitar-driven ska and punk, occasionally touching upon outside genres such as Southern rock ("Luther Lane"), western swing ("Silver-Tongued Devil") and jazz ("Here Comes the Snake"). Perry has stated that the abundance of straightforward rock and punk songs on the album in place of the manic eclecticism of their previous records was partially due to his playing guitar on the album, as he describes his guitar ability as "limited".[1]
Released in the midst of the American ska revival that had begun to reach its commercial peak in 1996, Kids on the Street wound up becoming the Daddies' most successful album at the time. Having been picked up for distribution by Caroline Records shortly after its release, the album sold 25,000 in its first week, charting on The Rocket's Retail Sales Top Twenty for over seven months and eventually making its way onto Rolling Stone's Alternative Chart.[2][3] The ska tracks "Don Quixote", "Cosa Nostra" and "Say It To My Face" found their way onto many independent third wave ska compilation albums, including Beloved Records' "Ska: The Third Wave" box set and volume one of Vegas Records' "Hey Brother, Can You Spare Some Ska?"
Two reviews in Eugene's The Register-Guard both gave Kids on the Street a warm reception: one reviewer called the album a "great CD" that was "suitable for just hanging out and doing homework" to and for "long, boring car trips". Another reviewer, while claiming that the album occasionally branched into "the monotony of 'alternative'", notes that it "definitely would be possible to derive pleasure from listening to this CD. The music is wonderful!"[4]
Despite the total absence of the swing sound that the Daddies would soon become internationally known for, Kids on the Street is often considered by fans of the band to be their best album, something which has been acknowledged by the Daddies themselves.[5]
All songs written and composed by Steve Perry.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kids on the Street" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Say It to my Face" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "We'll Always Have Paris" | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Trapped Inside the Planet of the Roller-Skating Bees" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Millionaire" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Dave's Pie Shoppe" | 0:59 |
| 7. | "Cosa Nostra" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Irish Whiskey" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Flower Fight With Morrissey" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Modsquadrophenia" | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Silver-Tongued Devil" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Here Comes the Snake" | 3:22 |
| 13. | "The Enemy Within" | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Luther Lane" | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Don Quixote" | 3:03 |
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Total length:
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52:26 | |
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