Sons of Beaches

1982 studio album by Australian Crawl

Sons of Beaches

Studio album by

Australian Crawl

Released| July 1982
Recorded| March–May 1982
Studio| Sea West, Hawaii and United Western, Hollywood
Music Farm Studio, near Byron Bay, Australia
Genre| Rock
Length| 47:44
Label| EMI
Producer| Mike Chapman
Australian Crawl chronology
| Sirocco
(1981)  | Sons of Beaches
(1982)  | Semantics
(1983)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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

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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

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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

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1982)  | Peak
Position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)  | 1

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1982)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 11

## Certifications and sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum  | 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Personnel

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Credited to:[2][8][9]

* James Reyne – lead vocals
* Simon Binks – lead guitar, slide guitar
* Guy McDonough – rhythm guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Runaway Girls", "Dianne" and "Waiting"
* Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar
* Paul Williams – bass
* Bill McDonough – drums, backing vocals, percussion
* Producer — Mike Chapman

## References

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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.
9. ^ https://www.discogs.com/it/master/186043-Australian-Crawl-Sons-Of-Beaches/image/SW1hZ2U6MTQ3NzI3NTQ=

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Australian Crawl

* Simon Binks
* David Reyne
* James Reyne
* Brad Robinson
* Paul Williams
* Bill McDonough
* Guy McDonough
* Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup
* John Watson
* Mark Greig
* Harry Brus

Studio albums|

* The Boys Light Up
* Sirocco
* Sons of Beaches
* Between a Rock and a Hard Place

EPs|

* Semantics

Live|

* Phalanx
* The Final Wave

Compilations|

* Crawl File
* Lost & Found
* More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits
* The Definitive Collection
* The Greatest Hits
* Reckless: 1979–1995

Singles|

* "Beautiful People"
* "The Boys Light Up"
* "Downhearted"
* "Things Don't Seem"
* "Errol"
* "Oh No Not You Again"
* "Shut Down"
* "Reckless (Don't Be So)"
* "Louie Louie"
* "Two Can Play"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Company of Strangers
* Chantoozies

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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