The Beat (American band album)

The Beat
Studio album by The Beat
Released	1979
Recorded	United Western Studios and Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA
Genre	Power pop
Length	31:16
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bruce Botnick

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Smash Hits	6/10[1]

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

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" – 3:23 - Paul Collins, Steven Huff
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" – 2:65
8. "U.S.A." – 2:12 - Paul Collins, Peter Case
9. "Let Me Into Your Life" – 2:35 - Paul Collins, Eddie Money
10. "Working Too Hard" – 1:57
11. "You and I" – 2:47
12. "Look But Don't Touch" – 3:09

Personnel

• Paul Collins: Rhythm guitar and lead vocals
• Steven Huff: Bass and second vocals
• Larry Whitman: Lead guitar and third vocals
• Michael Ruiz: Drums and all percussion

Additional personnel

• Bruce Botnick – producer
• Rik "Aloha" Pekkonen – engineer
• Rodney Lovett - assistant engineer
• Dave Costel - assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman - mastering engineer at A&M Studios

Recorded at United Western Studios and Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, June 1979
Mastered at A&M Studios

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.

References

Information above was quoted directly from original LP liner notes.

1. Hepworth, David. "Paul Collins' Beat". Smash Hits (April 17–30, 1980): 30.

External links

• Official site
• The Beat at Discogs (list of releases)
• Paul Collins' Beat on Facebook
• Paul Collins' bio on ArtistDirect
• Paul Collins' Beat fan site