Name: Reach the Beach
Brand: McA
SKU: 9076
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Reach the Beach

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Album: Reach the Beach
#	Song Title		Time
1)	One Thing Leads To Another	More Info...	3:20
2)	The Sign Of Fire	More Info...	3:52
3)	Running	More Info...	4:26
4)	Saved By Zero	More Info...	3:41
5)	Opinions	More Info...	4:47
6)	Reach The Beach	More Info...	4:27
7)	Changing	More Info...	3:25
8)	Liner	More Info...	3:39
9)	Priviledge	More Info...	4:16
10)	Outside	More Info...	5:27
11)	Saved By Zero Extended Version	More Info...	4:24
12)	One Thing Leads To Another Extended Version	More Info...	8:01
13)	Deeper And Deeper Long Version	More Info...	6:31
14)	Going Overboard	More Info...	3:18

Album: Reach the Beach
#	Song Title		Time
1)	One Thing Leads To Another	More Info...	3:20
2)	The Sign Of Fire	More Info...	3:52
3)	Running	More Info...	4:26
4)	Saved By Zero	More Info...	3:41
5)	Opinions	More Info...	4:47
6)	Reach The Beach	More Info...	4:27
7)	Changing	More Info...	3:25
8)	Liner	More Info...	3:39
9)	Priviledge	More Info...	4:16
10)	Outside	More Info...	5:27
11)	Saved By Zero Extended Version	More Info...	4:24
12)	One Thing Leads To Another Extended Version	More Info...	8:01
13)	Deeper And Deeper Long Version	More Info...	6:31
14)	Going Overboard	More Info...	3:18

Performer Notes

The Fixx: Cy Currin (vocals); Jamie West-Oram (guitar); Rupert Greenall (keyboards); Adam Woods (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Farmyard Studios, England.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Cy Curnin (vocals); Rupert Greenall (keyboards); Adam Woods (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Farmyard Studios, England.
Although The Fixx's debut album, 1982's SHUTTERED ROOM, featured a couple of college radio hits in "Red Skies" and "Stand or Fall," it was the following year's REACH THE BEACH which was their American cultural breakthrough. Thanks to incomprehensible videos for the equally inscrutable singles "Saved By Zero" and "One Thing Leads to Another," The Fixx were suddenly pop stars. Given that the group's music is basically streamlined art-rock--think 10cc without a sense of humor, or Asia with better hooks--this cachet with the teen set is just one of the more surprising examples of MTV's power.
Besides those two hits, highlights of REACH THE BEACH include the enjoyably tense "Running," the spare and moody "Opinions," and the downright normal pop song "Privilege." Though overexposure has tarnished the singles, the rest of REACH THE BEACH still sounds surprisingly fresh.

Professional Reviews

CMJ (1/5/04, p.12) - Ranked #18 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1983".