The Beat (American band album)
The Beat | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Smash Hits | 6/10[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.
- "Rock n Roll Girl" – 2:16
- "I Don't Fit In" – 2:46
- "Different Kind of Girl" (Collins, Steven Huff) – 3:23
- "Don't Wait Up for Me" – 3:02
- "You Won't Be Happy" – 2:20
- "Walking Out on Love" – 1:44
- "Work-a-Day World" – 2:65
- "U.S.A." (Collins, Peter Case) – 2:12
- "Let Me Into Your Life" (Collins, Eddie Money) – 2:35
- "Working Too Hard" – 1:57
- "You and I" – 2:47
- "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
- Bruce Botnick – producer
- Rik "Aloha" Pekkonen – engineer
- Rodney Lovett – assistant engineer
- Dave Costel – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer at A&M Studios
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
- ↑ Deming, Mark. "The Beat – The Beat / Paul Collins / Paul Collins' Beat". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1990). "The Beat: The Beat". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Hepworth, David (April 17–30, 1980). "Paul Collins' Beat: The Beat". Smash Hits: 30.
- ↑ Information above was quoted directly from original LP liner notes.
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