Released 1982 Sons Of Beaches
(1982) Semantics
(1983) Release date 1982 Producer Mike Chapman | Length 47:44 Artist Australian Crawl Label EMI Music Australia Genre Rock music | |
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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). The album released in 1982 on EMI was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.
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"Shut Down" was the first single from Sons of Beaches and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982. It was written by drummer Bill McDonough 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.
Track listing
- "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).
Personnel
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Songs
1Runaway Girls4:04
2Daughters of the Northern Coast4:42
3Mid-Life Crisis4:52