The Beat (American band album)

The Beat
Studio album by The Beat
Released October 1979
Recorded June 1979
Studio United Western Studios and Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Power pop
Length 31:16
Label Columbia
Producer Bruce Botnick
The Beat chronology
The Beat
(1979)		 The Kids Are the Same
(1981)The Kids Are the Same1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Smash Hits6/10[3]

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

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" (Collins, Steven Huff) – 3:23
  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." (Collins, Peter Case) – 2:12
  9. "Let Me Into Your Life" (Collins, Eddie Money) – 2:35
  10. "Working Too Hard" – 1:57
  11. "You and I" – 2:47
  12. "Look But Don't Touch" – 3:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[4]

The Beat
  • Paul Collins – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
  • Steven Huff – bass, second vocals
  • Larry Whitman – lead guitar, third vocals
  • Michael Ruiz – drums, percussion
Additional personnel

The 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

  1. ↑ Deming, Mark. "The Beat – The Beat / Paul Collins / Paul Collins' Beat". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1990). "The Beat: The Beat". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hepworth, David (April 17–30, 1980). "Paul Collins' Beat: The Beat". Smash Hits: 30.
  4. ↑ Information above was quoted directly from original LP liner notes.
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