Sons of Beaches
Studio album by
Australian Crawl
ReleasedJuly 1982
RecordedMarch–May 1982
StudioSea West, Hawaii and United Western, Hollywood and Music Farm Coorabel Byron Bay Australia
GenreRock
Length47:44
LabelEMI
ProducerMike Chapman
Australian Crawl chronology
Sirocco
(1981) 		Sons of Beaches
(1982) 		Semantics
(1983)
Singles from Sons of Beaches
  1. "Shut Down"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Daughters of the Northern Coast"
    Released: August 1982
  3. "Runaway Girls" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town"
    Released: December 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sons of Beaches is the third studio album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl,[2] released in July 1982. It became the band's second #1 in the Australian albums charts (for 5 weeks).[3] The album was recorded in Hawaii with ex-pat Mike Chapman, who had also produced Blondie and The Knack.[4]

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."[5]

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
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 11

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credited to:[2][8]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 August 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 434. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
  8. ^ "MSN entry on Sons of Beaches". MSN. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
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