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Bi-Coastal

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Bi-Coastal
Studio album by
Released20 June 1980
RecordedNovember 1979–February 1980
StudioSunset Sound, Hollywood
GenrePop
Length41:18
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Foster
Peter Allen chronology
I Could Have Been a Sailor
(1979)
Bi-Coastal
(1980)
The Very Best of Peter Allen
(1982)
Singles from Bi-Coastal
  1. "I Still Call Australia Home"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Bi-Coastal"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Fly Away"
    Released: 1981
  4. "One Step Over the Borderline"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard(unrated)[1]

Bi-Coastal is the sixth studio album released in 1980 by Australian singer and songwriter Peter Allen.[2]

The album peaked at number 55 in Australia and number 123 on the Billboard 200.

Background

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The album is Allen's most successful and was produced by David Foster who also wrote many of its songs. The hit "Fly Away", originally by Japanese artist Mariya Takeuchi, was co-written by Foster and Carole Bayer Sager. The title tune co-written by Foster and Tom Keane features double entendres comparing living on both coasts of the United States to Allen's own bisexuality. The album has become a classic with lovers of west coast pop music not just because of the songs but for the use of musicians like Toto, Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon and others.

Track listing

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The following listing is for the Australia and New Zealand release. The numbers indicated parenthetically in the track show the listing for the International release.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fly Away" (2)Sager, Foster, Allen4:04
2."Bi-Coastal" (3)Keane, Foster, Allen4:22
3."I Don't Go Shopping" (4)Lasley, Foster, Allen3:33
4."One Step Over the Borderline" (1)Allen3:54
5."Simon" (8)Foster, Allen3:25
6."I Still Call Australia Home"Allen4:16
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I Could Really Show You Around" (6)Pitchford, Allen4:13
8."Somebody's Angel" (7)Lasley, Allen4:17
9."Hit in the Heart" (5)Allen3:24
10."Pass this Time" (9)Sager, Foster, Allen4:00
11."When this Love Affair is Over" (10)Foster, Allen6:05

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 55
US Billboard 200[4] 123

References

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  1. ^ "Review: Peter Allen – Bi-Coastal" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 44. 1 November 1980. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
  2. ^ Randy Jones, Mark Bego, Charles (2009). Macho Man. ABC-Clio. pp. 161–162. ISBN 9780275999629. Retrieved 3 March 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 15. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Bi-Coastal (US)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2021.