The Beat (American band album)

The Beat
Studio album by
The Beat
ReleasedOctober 1979 (1979-10)
RecordedJune 1979
Studio
GenrePower pop[1]
Length31:16
LabelColumbia
ProducerBruce Botnick
The Beat chronology
The Beat
(1979) 		The Kids Are the Same
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Smash Hits6/10[5]

The Beat is the debut album by American power pop band The Beat, released in 1979 on Columbia Records.

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."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Collins, except where noted.

  1. "Rock n Roll Girl" – 2:16
  2. "I Don't Fit In" – 2:46
  3. "Different Kind of Girl" (Collins, Steven Huff) – 3:23
  4. "Don't Wait Up for Me" – 3:02
  5. "You Won't Be Happy" – 2:20
  6. "Walking Out on Love" – 1:44
  7. "Work-a-Day World" – 3:05
  8. "U.S.A." (Collins, Peter Case) – 2:12
  9. "Let Me into Your Life" (Collins, Eddie Money) – 2:35
  10. "Working Too Hard" – 1:57
  11. "You and I" – 2:47
  12. "Look but Don't Touch" – 3:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[6]

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

References

  1. ^ Murray, Noel (11 October 2012). "A beginners' guide to the heyday of power-pop, 1972-1986". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 December 2024. ...The Beat's first two albums sound a lot fresher and brighter—two of the best of their era and genre [of power pop].
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Beat – The Beat / Paul Collins / Paul Collins' Beat". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "The Beat: The Beat". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, Paul (September 8, 1994). "The Beat: The Beat". Rolling Stone. No. 690. p. 78.
  5. ^ Hepworth, David (April 17–30, 1980). "Paul Collins' Beat". Smash Hits. Vol. 2, no. 8. p. 30.
  6. ^ a b The Beat (liner notes). The Beat. Columbia Records. 1979. JC 36195.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)