Sons of Beaches
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| Studio album by Australian Crawl | |||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 47:44 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | ||||
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Sons of Beaches is the third album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl and their second #1 in the Australian albums charts (for 5 weeks).[1] The album released in 1982 on EMI was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.[2]
"Shut Down" was the first single from Sons of Beaches and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982.[1] It was written by drummer Bill McDonough[3] and features lead vocals by James Reyne.
The other singles, "Daughters of the Northern Coast" and "Runaway Girls" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town" charted poorly at #76 and #88 respectively.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Runaway Girls" (Guy McDonough)
- "Daughters of the Northern Coast" (James Reyne, G McDonough)
- "Mid-Life Crisis" (Reyne)
- "Shut Down" (William "Bill" McDonough)
- "King Sap (and Princess Sag)" (Reyne)
- "Letter From Zimbabwe" (Reyne)
- "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, G McDonough, W McDonough)
- "Live Now, Pay Later" (Reyne)
- "Dianne" (G McDonough)
- "Grinning Bellhops" (Reyne)
- "Waiting" (Brad Robinson, G McDonough)
- "(Not So) Happy Song For Problem Children" (Reyne)
Songwriting credits from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[3]
[edit] Personnel
Credited to:[4]
- James Reyne – lead vocals, piano
- Simon Binks – lead guitar
- Guy McDonough – co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bill McDonough – drums, percussion
- Paul Williams – bass guitar
- Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar
- Producer — Mike Chapman
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (doc), Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W.. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc), Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ a b Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ MSN entry on Sons of Beaches. MSN. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
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