Sons of Beaches

Sons Of Beaches
Studio album by Australian Crawl
Released 1982
Genre Rock
Length 47:44
Label EMI
Producer Mike Chapman
Australian Crawl chronology
Sirocco
(1981)		 Sons Of Beaches
(1982)		 Phalanx
(1983)
Singles from Sons of Beaches
  1. "Shut Down"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Daughters of the Northern Coast"
    Released: August 1982
  3. "Runaway Girls" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town"
    Released: December 1982
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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).[2] The album released in 1982 on EMI was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.[3]

"Shut Down" was the first single from Sons of Beaches and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982.[2] It was written by drummer Bill McDonough[4] 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.[2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Runaway Girls" (Guy McDonough)
  2. "Daughters of the Northern Coast" (James Reyne, G McDonough)
  3. "Mid-Life Crisis" (Reyne)
  4. "Shut Down" (William "Bill" McDonough)
  5. "King Sap (and Princess Sag)" (Reyne)
  6. "Letter From Zimbabwe" (Reyne)
  7. "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, G McDonough, W McDonough)
  8. "Live Now, Pay Later" (Reyne)
  9. "Dianne" (G McDonough)
  10. "Grinning Bellhops" (Reyne)
  11. "Waiting" (Brad Robinson, G McDonough)
  12. "(Not So) Happy Song For Problem Children" (Reyne)

Songwriting credits from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1982 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1

Personnel

Credited to:[5]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999) (doc). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. http://www.informationbrasil.com.br/diversao/musica/biografias/AUSTRALIAN%20CRAWL.doc. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 
  4. ^ a b "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  5. ^ "MSN entry on Sons of Beaches". MSN. http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10028868. 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
Australian Crawl
Simon Binks · David Reyne · James Reyne · Brad Robinson · Paul Williams · Bill McDonough · Guy McDonough · Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup · John Watson · Mark Greig · Harry Brus
Studio Albums
EPs
Live
Compilation/Greatest Hits
Crawl File · Lost & Found · More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits · Australian Crawl & James Reyne: The Definitive Collection
Singles
"Beautiful People" · "The Boys Light Up" · "Downhearted" · "Things Don't Seem" · "Errol" · "Oh No Not You Again" · "Shut Down" · "Daughters of the Northern Coast" · "Runaway Girls" · "Santa Claus is Back in Town" · "Reckless (Don't Be So)" · "Louie Louie" · "Unpublished Critics" · "Two Can Play" · "If This is Love" · "Trouble Spot Rock" · "Two Hearts"
DVD/Videos
The Crawl Video File · More Wharf: The Best Of · Australian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection
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