Sons of Beaches
| Sons Of Beaches | ||||
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| Studio album by Australian Crawl | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:44 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
| Australian Crawl chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Sons of Beaches | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Sons of Beaches is the third album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl[2] and their second #1 in the Australian albums charts (for 5 weeks).[3] The album released in 1982 on EMI was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.[4]
"Shut Down" was the first single from Sons of Beaches and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982.[3] It was written by drummer Bill McDonough[5] 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.[3]
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).[5]
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
Personnel
- 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
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- 1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- 1 2 "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ "MSN entry on Sons of Beaches". MSN. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
| Preceded by Avalon by Roxy Music |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 2 August - 5 September 1982 |
Succeeded by 1982 Out of the Blue by Various artists |
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