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- Artist: The Circle Jerks
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- Release Date: 1983
- Total Time: 27:33
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
- Genre: Rock
Review
Everything you love about legendary Californian punkers the Circle Jerks is gloriously displayed on Golden Shower of Hits. Obnoxious humor (Keith Morris' vocals, the album cover), disjointed guitars courtesy of Greg Hetson, and sloppy yet excited rhythm work (bassist Roger Rogerson and drummer John Ingram) all add up to perhaps the ultimate punk rock party. The band never excelled in subtlety, as evidenced in the song titles "When the Shit Hits the Fan" and "Parade of the Horribles," but the Jerks were one of the first bands to play lightning fast, yet still memorable punk (the 41-second classic "In Your Eyes"). Included is Golden Shower's title track medley, which upset longtime fans for the covers (albeit very tongue-in-cheek) of such middle-of-the-road schlock as "Close to You," "Afternoon Delight," and "Love Will Keep Us Together." But all the faves are here -- "Under the Gun," "Bad Words," "Coup d'Etat," and "Product of My Environment," among a host of others. Golden Shower of Hits is the ultimate introduction to this one-of-a-kind band. ~ Greg Prato, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| In Your Eyes | Circle Jerks | Circle Jerks | (:41) |
| Parade of the Horribles | Circle Jerks | (1:28) | |
| Under the Gun | Circle Jerks | (2:57) | |
| When the Shit Hits the Fan | Circle Jerks | (2:34) | |
| Bad Words | Keith Morris, |
Circle Jerks | (1:44) |
| Red Blanket Room | Circle Jerks | Circle Jerks | (1:31) |
| High Price on Our Heads | Circle Jerks | (2:51) | |
| Coup d'Etat | Circle Jerks | (1:59) | |
| Product of My Environment | Keith Morris, |
Circle Jerks | (1:47) |
| Rats of Reality | Circle Jerks | (3:19) | |
| Junk Mail | Circle Jerks | (1:21) | |
| Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45): Along Comes Mary/Close to You/Af | Neil Sedaka, Paul Anka, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Howard Greenfield, Tandyn Almer | Circle Jerks | (5:12) |
