Sons of Beaches

Sons of Beaches

Infobox Album | Name = Sons Of Beaches
Type = Album
Artist = Australian Crawl


Released = 1982
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 47:44
Label = EMI
Producer = Mike Chapman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpftxq85ldae link]
Last album = "Sirocco"
(1981)
This album = "Sons Of Beaches"
(1982)
Next album = "Phalanx"
(1983)
Misc = Singles
Name = Sons of Beaches
Type = studio
single 1 = Shut Down
single 1 date = June, 1982
single 2 = Daughters of the Northern Coast
single 2 date = August, 1982
single 3 = Runaway Girls" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town
single 3 date = December, 1982

"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).cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-02-19] The album released in 1982 on EMI was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=http://www.informationbrasil.com.br/diversao/musica/biografias/AUSTRALIAN%20CRAWL.doc |format=doc |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |accessdate=2008-04-10 ]

"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 McDonoughcite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA|accessdate=2008-03-07 ] 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).

Chart positions

Personnel

Credited to: [cite web |url=http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10028868 |title=MSN entry on "Sons of Beaches" |publisher=MSN |accessdate=2008-03-05 ]
* James Reyne – lead vocals, piano
* Simon Binks – lead guitar
* Guy McDonough – co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Bill McDonough – drums, percussion
* Paul Williams – bass guitar
* Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar

* Producer — Mike Chapman

References

succession box
before = "Avalon" by Roxy Music
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = August 2 - September 5 1982
after = "1982 Out of the Blue" by Various artists


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