Greetings from Imrie House
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| Studio album by The Click Five | ||||
| Released | August 16, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, power pop, alternative rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, Lava | |||
| Producer | Mike Deneen | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| Allmusic |  |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
| IGN | (0.2/10) |
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Greetings from Imrie House is the debut of the Click Five. It was released on August 16, 2005 and reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It contains singles "Just the Girl", "Catch Your Wave" and "Say Goodnight" and an iTunes single, "Pop Princess".
The album's title refers to the band's Boston house on Imrie Street where they lived while writing the album and attending Berklee School of Music.
The album's musical style of "retro new wave and power pop" was inspired by Cheap Trick, the Beach Boys, and the Knack.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 15 on September 3, 2005, marking the highest-ranking debut for any pop or rock band that year, selling 51,541 copies. It was also the best debut in Lava Records' history.Billboard's Melinda Newman opined that the grassroots following the band had developed online responsible for the high debut. In its second week, the album dropped to number 28.
In an era of declining album sales, the band moved 268,000 copies of the album by January 2006, considered disappointing in comparison to the sales of lead single "Just the Girl". "Part of me likes the idea of being a singles band," said Joe Guese to Rolling Stone at the time.
Greetings from Imrie House received mixed reviews. Rolling Stone's Barry Walters deemed the album and group "Simultaneously retro, current, mainstream-minded and knowing." Gary Susman of Entertainment Weekly called it "insanely catchy blend," combining "guitar crunch, pop hooks, and Queen-worthy vocal harmonies." John D. Luerssen of AllMusic predicted the band would be considered "disposable," while also attracting "instant acclaim" from other quarters.
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