Reach the Beach
Reach the Beach | ||||
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Studio album by The Fixx | ||||
Released | 15 May 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982–1983, Farmyard Studios | |||
Genre | New wave, pop rock | |||
Length | 41:10 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Rupert Hine | |||
The Fixx chronology | ||||
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Singles from Reach the Beach | ||||
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Reach the Beach is the platinum-plus second studio album by British new wave band The Fixx, released in 1983. It was the group's most successful album, reaching #8 on the American Billboard albums chart and eventually selling two million US copies. It also contains their most well known and highest charting single, "One Thing Leads to Another", which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
All songs written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted.
Published by EMI-Colgems Music Ltd.
- "One Thing Leads to Another" – 3:19
- "The Sign of Fire" – 3:52
- "Running" – 4:26
- "Saved by Zero" – 3:40
- "Opinions" – 4:50
- "Reach the Beach" – 4:27
- "Changing" – 3:24
- "Liner" – 3:39
- "Privilege" – 4:16
- "Outside" – 5:25
2003 CD bonus tracks
- "Saved by Zero" (Extended Version) – 4:24
- "One Thing Leads to Another" (Extended Version) – 8:00
- "Deeper and Deeper" (Long Version) (Curnin, West-Oram) – 6:31
- "Going Overboard" (Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram, Woods) – 3:18*
- This song was originally available only on the vinyl 45RPM B-side to "Saved by Zero."
Personnel
- Cy Curnin – vocals
- Rupert Greenall – keyboards
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar
- Adam Woods – percussion, drums
with:
- Alfie Agius – bass on "One Thing Leads To Another" and "Saved By Zero"
- Dan K. Brown – bass on "The Sign Of Fire"
Agius left The Fixx partway through the recording sessions, and is not listed as an official group member in the album credits. Brown played bass on one track, and on the subsequent tour; he would be promoted to full group-member status as of the next album, Phantoms.
Production
- Producer: Rupert Hine
- Engineered and mixed by Stephen W Tayler
- Artwork: George Underwood
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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The Billboard 200 | 8 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1983 | "One Thing Leads to Another" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
Top Rock Tracks | 2 | ||
Club Play Singles | 14 | ||
"Saved by Zero" | Billboard Hot 100 | 20 | |
Top Rock Tracks | 9 | ||
1984 | "The Sign of Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
Top Rock Tracks | 20 | ||