Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Australian Crawl album)
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| Released | July 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:24 | |||
| Label | Freestyle, EMI | |||
| Producer | Adam Kidron | |||
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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]
- "Two Can Play" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) – 3:48
- "I'd Do It" – 3:33
- "Divers Down" – 3:07
- "If This Is Love" – 3:26
- "Two Hearts" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) – 3:55
- "Trouble Spot Rock" – 4:46
- "You Told Me" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) – 3:06
- "My Day at the Beach" – 3:51
- "Always the Way" (Simon Hussey, James Reyne) – 5:37
- "Newly Weds in the Morning" – 3:07
- "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 and 7–8), guitars (tracks 2 and 10), acoustic guitars (tracks 3–4 and 6), marimba (track 1), harp (track 10), saxophones (track 10)
- Brad Robinson – keyboards (tracks 1, 3–9 and 11), clavinet (track 2), synthesizer (track 10), backing vocals (track 6)
- Simon Binks – guitars (tracks 1–9 and 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 and 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 |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] | 11 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ Australian Crawl – Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Album back cover and liner notes), Freestyle Records, Australia, 1985.
- ^ 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.