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The Knack: ...But The Little Girls Understand (Capitol SOO-12045)

Jon Young, Trouser Press, May 1980

"THE SONGS are an assortment of feelings and emotions expressed redundantly as only the Knack can...This record is very dear to me and my bank manager," writes producer Mike Chapman in the liner notes. The Commander, as he calls himself, is being facetious, but he addresses some very real reservations many people have about the band. Too bad he didn't feel like taking them more seriously.

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