Sons of Beaches
Appearance
Sons of Beaches | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1982 | |||
Recorded | March–May 1982 | |||
Studio | Sea West, Hawaii and United Western, Hollywood and Music Farm Coorabel Byron Bay Australia | |||
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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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Sons of Beaches is the third studio album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl,[2] released in July 1982. It became the band's second #1 in the Australian albums charts (for 5 weeks).[3] The album was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.[4]
Reception
[edit]Cash Box magazine said "Recorded in Hawaii with studio mastermind Mike Chapman, the Aussie sextet can boomerang from brooding songs about 'Daughters of the Northern Coast' to a silly bop tune like 'King Sap (and Princess Sag)' with ease."[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "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).
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1982) | Peak Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 11 |
Certifications and sales
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 August 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 434. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
- ^ "MSN entry on Sons of Beaches". MSN. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2008.