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The Beat (American band album)

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Released
  
1979

Length
  
31:16

Producer
  
Bruce Botnick

Genre
  
Power pop

Label
  
Columbia

Recorded
  
United Western Studios and Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA

The Beat was the debut album by American power pop band The Beat, released in 1979 on Columbia Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Collins except where noted.

  1. "Rock N Roll Girl" – 2:16
  2. "I Don't Fit In" – 2:46
  3. "Different Kind of Girl" – 3:23 - (Paul Collins, Steven Huff)
  4. "Don't Wait Up For Me" – 3:02
  5. "You Won't Be Happy" – 2:20
  6. "Walking Out On Love" – 1:44
  7. "Work-A-Day World" – 2:65
  8. "U.S.A." – 2:12 - (Paul Collins, Peter Case)
  9. "Let Me Into Your Life" – 2:35 - (Paul Collins, Eddie Money)
  10. "Working Too Hard" – 1:57
  11. "You and I" – 2:47
  12. "Look But Don't Touch" – 3:09

Personnel

  • Paul Collins: Rhythm guitar and lead vocals
  • Steven Huff: Bass and second vocals
  • Larry Whitman: Lead guitar and third vocals
  • Michael Ruiz: Drums and all percussion

    • Additional personnel

  • Bruce Botnick – producer
  • Rik "Aloha" Pekkonen – engineer
  • Rodney Lovett - assistant engineer
  • Dave Costel - assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman - mastering engineer at A&M Studios

    • Recorded at United Western Studios and Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, June 1979
    Mastered at A&M Studios

    Liner notes give special thanks to the following people:
    Eddie Money (without you we wouldn't be here now) and Jerry Pompili, all the people at CBS & B.G.P.,
    Don Ellis, Ken Sasano, The Masque, all the boys at the Parking Lot, David Gales, Bill Graham and Marcy.

    References

    The Beat (American band album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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