Reach the Beach

Reach the Beach is the second studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1983. The album reached number eight on the American albums chart, their highest to date there. It also contains their most well known and highest charting single, "One Thing Leads to Another", which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

All songs are written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted. Published by EMI-Colgems Music Ltd.

1. "One Thing Leads to Another" – 3:19
2. "The Sign of Fire" – 3:52
3. "Running" – 4:26
4. "Saved by Zero" – 3:40
5. "Opinions" – 4:50
6. "Reach the Beach" – 4:27
7. "Changing" – 3:24
8. "Liner" – 3:39
9. "Privilege" – 4:16
10. "Outside" – 5:25
11. "Saved by Zero" (Extended Version) [*] – 4:24
12. "One Thing Leads to Another" (Extended Version) [*] – 8:00
13. "Deeper and Deeper" (Long Version) [*] (Curnin, West-Oram) – 6:31
14. "Going Overboard" [*] (Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 3:18

* Bonus tracks on 2003 CD re-issue

Personnel

• Cy Curnin - vocals
• Rupert Greenall - keyboard
• Jamie West-Oram - guitar
• Adam Woods - percussion, drums

with:

• Alfie Agius - bass on "One Thing Leads To Another" and "Saved By Zero"
• Dan K. Brown - bass on "The Sign Of Fire"

Agius left The Fixx partway through the recording sessions, and is not listed as an official group member in the album credits. Brown played bass on one track, and on the subsequent tour; he would be promoted to full group-member status as of the next album, Phantoms.

Production

• Producer: Rupert Hine
• Engineered & Mixed By Stephen W Tayler
• Artwork: George Underwood
• Note: Hine would go on to an illustrious production career after this album was released. He would produce for Tina Turner in 1984 and 1986, and would co-produce Rush's Presto in 1989 and Roll The Bones in 1991, with Tayler on recording & mix duties of both albums.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)