| Australian Crawl discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Video albums | 3 |
Australian Crawl was an Australiansurf /pop rock band. The band released fourstudio albums, threelive albums, sixcompilations, seventeensingles, oneextended play, and threevideo albums. These include releases credited to Australian Crawl, Australian Crawl andJames Reyne (but not his solo material), and 'Members of Australian Crawl'. The band was founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano), his younger brotherDavid Reyne (drums),Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass guitar) andSimon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978.[1][2] David Reyne left in 1979 and was replaced byBill McDonough (drums,percussion),[3] and in October 1980 the band was joined by his younger brotherGuy McDonough (vocals, rhythm guitar).[3][4] In 1979, Australian Crawl recorded their first single, "Beautiful People", produced byLittle River Band's guitaristDavid Briggs.[3] Briggs helped them gain a recording contract withEMI Records;[1] he also produced their debut albumThe Boys Light Up in 1980,[3][5] which peaked at number four on the AustralianKent Music Report album charts and remained on the charts for 101 consecutive weeks from 1981 to 1982.[6]
The band's second album,Sirocco, was released in 1981 and achieved number one on the albums charts.[3][6] On the 1981 Australian End of Year Album Charts,Sirocco is number two, behindDouble Fantasy byJohn Lennon and ahead ofAC/DC'sBack in Black, making it the best-charting album by an Australian act for the year.[6][7][8] Their third album,Sons of Beaches, was released in 1982; it also reached number one.[6] Bill McDonough left before they recorded their extended play,Semantics, in 1983,[3][6] which achieved number one on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[1][6] Bill McDonough was replaced on drums, temporarily byGraham Bidstrup and permanently by John Watson.[1][3]Semantics contained the track "Reckless (Don't Be So)", which is described as a number one-single inMusic Australia's profile on James Reyne.[4][8][9] The live albumPhalanx was a stop-gap measure between studio albums; nevertheless, it reached number four on the albums charts during December 1983.[1] In early 1984, the band signed withGeffen Records for international release of their material.[1]
In 1984, the band released the best of their early material as a compilation titledCrawl File,[4] which peaked at number two on the albums charts.[6] Geffen releasedSemantics, internationally, as along play album with six newly re-recorded tracks compiled from their first three studio albums.[10] Promotion of the album and the subsequent tour was stalled when Guy McDonough died in June of viralpneumonia.[1][2] Before Guy's death, he had recorded demos with his brother Bill McDonough, and ex-members of their earlier band, The Flatheads.[3][11] Bill McDonough assembled the tapes and produced Guy McDonough's posthumous albumMy Place on Wheatley Records in April 1985.[1][11][12] Tracks from these sessions were re-mastered and released onLost & Found in 1996, credited under the 'Members of Australian Crawl' name.[13] Meanwhile, remaining Australian Crawl members had recorded their fourth studio album,Between a Rock and a Hard Place, which was released in 1985 and achieved number 11 on the albums charts. This was followed by the announcement that they would disband after another tour.[1] The live album,The Final Wave recorded their performance on 27 January 1986;[1] it was released in October and peaked at number 16 on the albums charts.[6]
Australian Crawl were inducted into theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)Hall of Fame on 30 September 1996.[14] Two weeks later, on 13 October 1996, Robinson died oflymphoma.[1][14][15] AfterLost & Found, another compilation was released,More Wharf: Their Greatest Hits in 1998.[3] This was followed by the compilationReckless: 1979–1995, released in 2000 and credited to Australian Crawl and James Reyne. This was followed by the compilationAustralian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection, released in 2002.[3]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | NZ [16] | |||
| The Boys Light Up | 4 | 14 | ||
| Sirocco |
| 1 | — |
|
| Sons of Beaches |
| 1 | 29 |
|
| Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
| 11 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart and/or did not receive certification. | ||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6][17] | NZ [16] | |||
| Phalanx | 4 | 13 | ||
| The Final Wave |
| 16 | — | |
| Live at Billboard 1981 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6][17] | |||
| Semantics[nb 1] | N/a | ||
| Crawl File | 2 | ||
| Lost & Found[nb 2] |
| — | |
| More Wharf: Greatest Hits |
| — | |
| Reckless: 1979–1995[nb 3] |
| — | |
| The Definitive Collection[nb 3] |
| — | |
| The Greatest Hits |
| 4 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Title | Video details |
|---|---|
| The Crawl Video File | |
| More Wharf: Their Greatest Video Hits | |
| Australian Crawl and James Reyne: The Definitive Collection[nb 4] |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | |||
| Semantics[nb 1] | 1 |
|
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | NZ | ||||
| 1979 | "Beautiful People" | 22 | — | The Boys Light Up | |
| 1980 | "The Boys Light Up" | 22 | — | ||
| "Downhearted" | 12 | 25 |
| ||
| 1981 | "Things Don't Seem" | 11 | — | Sirocco | |
| "Errol" | 18 | — | |||
| "Oh No Not You Again" | 58 | — |
| ||
| 1982 | "Shut Down" | 17 | — | Sons of Beaches | |
| "Daughters of the Northern Coast" | 76 | — | |||
| "Runaway Girls" | 88 | — | |||
| 1983 | "Reckless (Don't Be So)"[nb 1] | 1 | 8 |
| SemanticsEP |
| 1984 | "Louie Louie" | 81 | — | Phalanx | |
| "Unpublished Critics" | — | — | Crawl File | ||
| 1985 | "Two Can Play" | 44 | — | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | |
| "If This Is Love" | 87 | — | |||
| "Trouble Spot Rock" | 69 | — | |||
| 1986 | "Two Hearts" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Song contributed | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Six Days on the Road"(Dave Dudley cover) | Rocking Australia Live[28] |
| "Unpublished Critics"(live version) | Rocking Australia Live[28] |
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