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''Serious Fun'' is an album by power pop/new wave band The Knack released by Charisma Records on January 16, 1991.〔 It was their fourth record- a comeback after a decade long separation- and was accompanied by a public reunion and tour. Although the album did not achieve either commercial or critical success, it resulted in the hit single "Rocket O' Love," which reached #9 in ''Billboard's'' Mainstream Rock Chart.〔 ==Overview== The album was released by Charisma Records on January 16, 1991. Musician Don Was,〔 better known as a member of the group Was (Not Was), produced the album. He was a friend of Knack frontman Doug Fieger since high school. The Knack split up in 1981 just a few weeks after the release of ''Round Trip'', which failed to achieve critical success although it reached #93 in the Billboard 200. ''Serious Fun'' represented a reunion after around a decade of separation. The album represented a more hard rock sound for the band, reminiscent of the Raspberries. ''Serious Fun'' also failed to achieve either commercial or critical success. However, it resulted in the popular single "Rocket O' Love," which reached #9 in ''Billboard's'' Mainstream Rock Chart.〔 The band created a rarely seen music video for the song.〔''See image''〕 "One Day at a Time" was intended to be the second single from the album, but the label decided to stop promoting the album at the time of the intended release.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.knack.com/history.html )〕 According to Knack guitarist Berton Averre, an A&R man at the label thought "One Day at a Time" would be a hit but felt it would be preferable for the lead single to be a harder rock song, and so "Rocket O' Love" was released as the lead single. And apparently when the time came to release a second single, the label had lost interest in the band, and so buried the intended release of "One Day at a Time."〔 A deluxe CD reissue complete with 24-bit digital remastering, bonus tracks, and detailed liner notes was released in 2002 by parent company Virgin Records. It includes a cover of the Martha & the Vandellas song 'Nowhere to Run' done in the Knack's power pop style.〔 The official website for the band states that: "The Knack's fourth studio album is serious fun! Some of the best music the band ever made." The songs "I Want Love," "Rocket O' Love" and "One Day at a Time" were incorporated into the greatest hits album ''The Retrospective: The Best of the Knack'', which was released by Capitol Records on November 16, 1992. "Rocket O' Love" was also included in the greatest hits album ''Very Best of the Knack'', released by Rhino Records on May 19, 1998. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Serious Fun (The Knack album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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