Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Australian Crawl album)

Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Studio album by
Australian Crawl
ReleasedJuly 1985
GenreRock
Length43:24
LabelFreestyle, EMI
ProducerAdam Kidron
Australian Crawl chronology
Crawl File
(1984) 		Between a Rock and a Hard Place
(1985) 		The Final Wave
(1986)
Singles from Between a Rock and a Hard Place
  1. "Two Can Play"
    Released: June 1985
  2. "If This Is Love"
    Released: September 1985
  3. "Trouble Spot Rock"
    Released: November 1985
  4. "Two Hearts"
    Released: January 1986

Between a Rock and a Hard Place was the final studio album from Australian rock band Australian Crawl.[1] It was produced by English producer Adam Kidron (Ian Dury, Cabaret Voltaire, Aztec Camera).[1]

Disappointed with sales, the band was ready to split but had to go out on tour for the next year to pay off the enormous $400,000 cost of producing the album.[2]

Track listing

All songs were written by James Reyne, except where otherwise noted.[3]

  1. "Two Can Play" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) - 3:48
  2. "I'd Do It" - 3:33
  3. "Divers Down" - 3:07
  4. "If This Is Love" - 3:26
  5. "Two Hearts" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) - 3:55
  6. "Trouble Spot Rock" - 4:46
  7. "You Told Me" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) - 3:06
  8. "My Day at the Beach" - 3:51
  9. "Always the Way" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) - 5:37
  10. "Newly Weds in the Morning" - 3:07
  11. "Land of Hope and Glory" - 5:08

Personnel

Credits (taken from album's back cover and liner notes):[1][4]

Australian Crawl

  • James Reyne - vocals, rhythm guitars (tracks 1, 3-4 & 7-8), guitars (tracks 2 & 10), acoustic guitars (tracks 3-4 & 6), marimba (track 1), harp (track 10), saxophones (track 10)
  • Brad Robinson - keyboards (tracks 1, 3-9 & 11), clavinet (track 2), synthesizer (track 10), backing vocals (track 6)
  • Simon Binks - guitars (tracks 1-9 & 11), guitar solo (track 10)
  • John Watson - drums, timbales (track 7), marimba (track 11)

Additional musicians

  • Harry Brus - bass, guitar (track 7)
  • Mark Greig - guitars (tracks 2-3, 6, 9 & 11)
  • John Barrett - saxophone
  • John Courtney - trombone
  • Rahmlee Michael Davis - trumpet
  • Ric Formosa - guitar, brass arrangement
  • Cheryl Freeman - background vocals
  • Michael Harris - trumpet
  • Bill Harrower - saxophone
  • Chelli Jackson - background vocals
  • Keith Johnson - saxophone
  • Don Lock - trombone
  • Peter Martin - saxophone
  • Don Myrick - saxophone (alto)
  • Mick O'Connor - organ (Hammond)
  • Phenix Horns - brass
  • Eddie Rayner - keyboards
  • Pete Salt - trumpet
  • Lui Lui Satterfield - trombone
  • Bob Venier - trumpet
  • Zan - background vocals
  • Allan Zavod - piano
  • Robert Price - background vocals

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 11

References

  1. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original (doc) on 8 September 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  4. ^ Australia Crawl - Between A Rock And A Hard Place (Album Back Cover and Liner notes), Freestyle Records, Australia, 1985.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.