Reach the Beach

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Released 15 May 1983 Studio Farmyard Studios Reach the Beach(1983) Phantoms(1984) Release date 15 May 1983 Producer Rupert Hine		Recorded 1982–1983 Length 41:10 Artist The Fixx Label MCA Records Genres New wave, Pop rock

Similar The Fixx albums, New wave albums

Reach the Beach is the second studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1983. It was the group's most successful album, reaching #8 on the American Billboard albums chart and eventually selling two million US copies. It also contains their most well known and highest charting single, "One Thing Leads to Another", which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went on be certified Platinum.

Fixx reach the beach

Track listing

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

"One Thing Leads to Another" – 3:19
"The Sign of Fire" – 3:52
"Running" – 4:26
"Saved by Zero" – 3:40
"Opinions" – 4:50
"Reach the Beach" – 4:27
"Changing" – 3:24
"Liner" – 3:39
"Privilege" – 4:16
"Outside" – 5:25

2003 CD bonus tracks

"Saved by Zero" (Extended Version) – 4:24
"One Thing Leads to Another" (Extended Version) – 8:00
"Deeper and Deeper" (Long Version) (Curnin, West-Oram) – 6:31
"Going Overboard" (Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 3:18*

Note

This song was originally available only on the vinyl 45RPM B-side to "Saved by Zero."

Personnel

Cy Curnin – vocals

Rupert Greenall – keyboards

Jamie West-Oram – guitar

Adam Woods – percussion, drums

Additional musicians

Alfie Agius – bass on "One Thing Leads To Another" and "Saved By Zero"

Dan K. Brown – bass on "The Sign Of Fire"

Note

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

Rupert Hine – producer

Stephen W Tayler – engineer, mixing

George Underwood – artwork