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Sons of Beaches

FieldValue
nameSons of Beaches
typeAlbum
artistAustralian Crawl
coverSobs.jpg
releasedJuly 1982
recordedMarch–May 1982
studioSea West, Hawaii and United Western, Hollywood
Music Farm Studio, near Byron Bay, Australia
genreRock
length47:44
labelEMI
producerMike Chapman
prev_titleSirocco
prev_year1981
next_titleSemantics
next_year1983
misc{{Singles
nameSons of Beaches
typestudio
single1Shut Down
single1dateJune 1982
single2Daughters of the Northern Coast
single2dateAugust 1982
single3Runaway Girls" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town
single3dateDecember 1982

Music Farm Studio, near Byron Bay, Australia Sons of Beaches is the third studio album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl, released in July 1982. It became the band's second #1 in the Australian albums charts (for 5 weeks). The album was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.

Reception

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."

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).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Peak
positionAustralia (Kent Music Report)
11

Certifications and sales

Personnel

Credited to:

  • James Reyne – lead vocals
  • Simon Binks – lead guitar, slide guitar
  • Guy McDonough – rhythm guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Runaway Girls", "Dianne" and "Waiting"
  • Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar
  • Paul Williams – bass
  • Bill McDonough – drums, backing vocals, percussion
  • Producer — Mike Chapman

References

References

  1. [{{AllMusic
  2. "Australian Crawl". [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren).
  3. Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book.
  4. McFarlane, Ian. (1999). "Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop". [[Allen & Unwin]].
  5. (14 August 1982). "Album Reviews".
  6. Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
  7. (28 February 1983). "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". [[Kent Music Report]].
  8. "MSN entry on ''Sons of Beaches''". MSN.
  9. https://www.discogs.com/it/master/186043-Australian-Crawl-Sons-Of-Beaches/image/SW1hZ2U6MTQ3NzI3NTQ=
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