| Sons of Beaches | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1982 | |||
| Studio | Sea West, Hawaii and United Western,Hollywood Music Farm Studio, nearByron Bay, Australia | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:44 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
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| Singles from Sons of Beaches | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Sons of Beaches is the third studio album fromAustralianrock bandAustralian 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 inHawaii withex-patMike Chapman, who had also producedBlondie andThe Knack.[4]
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]
Songwriting credits fromAustralasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
| Chart (1982) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 1 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 11 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
