| The Beat | ||||
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| Studio album by The Beat | ||||
| Released | October 1979 (1979-10) | |||
| Recorded | June 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Length | 31:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bruce Botnick | |||
| The Beat chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| Smash Hits | 6/10 |
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."
Track listing
All songs written by Paul Collins, except where noted.
- "Rock n Roll Girl" – 2:16
- "I Don't Fit In" – 2:46
- "Different Kind of Girl" (Collins, Steven Huff) – 3:23
- "Don't Wait Up for Me" – 3:02
- "You Won't Be Happy" – 2:20
- "Walking Out on Love" – 1:44
- "Work-a-Day World" – 3:05
- "U.S.A." (Collins, Peter Case) – 2:12
- "Let Me into Your Life" (Collins, Eddie Money) – 2:35
- "Working Too Hard" – 1:57
- "You and I" – 2:47
- "Look but Don't Touch" – 3:09
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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
- Bruce Botnick – production
- Rik "Aloha" Pekkonen – engineering
- Rodney Lovett – assistant engineering
- Dave Costel – assistant engineering
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios
References
- 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 .
- Deming, Mark. "The Beat – The Beat / Paul Collins / Paul Collins' Beat". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- 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.
- Evans, Paul (September 8, 1994). "The Beat: The Beat". Rolling Stone. No. 690. p. 78.
- Hepworth, David (April 17–30, 1980). "Paul Collins' Beat". Smash Hits. Vol. 2, no. 8. p. 30.
- ^ The Beat (liner notes). The Beat. Columbia Records. 1979. JC 36195.
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