Reach the Beach
Reach the Beach is the second studio album by the English new wave band the Fixx, released by MCA Records in May 1983. It was the group's most successful studio album, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard albums chart and eventually selling two million copies in the United States alone. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was certified platinum in Canada in November 1983. The album's cover art was provided by George Underwood, who went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including Phantoms, Calm Animals, and Beautiful Friction.
Reach the Beach contains their best-known and highest charting single, "One Thing Leads to Another", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Reach the Beach liner notes.Musicians
- Cy Curnin – vocals
- Rupert Greenall – keyboards
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar
- Adam Woods – percussion; drums
- Alfie Agius – bass on "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero" and "Liner"
- Dan K. Brown – bass on "The Sign of Fire"
Brown played bass on one track, and on the subsequent tour; he would be promoted to full group-member status as of the band's next studio album, Phantoms.
Production and artwork
- Rupert Hine – producer
- Stephen W Tayler – engineer; mixing
- George Underwood – front cover painting
- Trevor Toms – photography
- The Cream Group – mechanical artwork
Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1983 | "One Thing Leads to Another" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 1983 | "One Thing Leads to Another" | Top Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1983 | "One Thing Leads to Another" | Club Play Singles | 14 |
| 1983 | "Saved by Zero" | Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| 1983 | "Saved by Zero" | Top Rock Tracks | 9 |
| 1984 | "The Sign of Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
| 1984 | "The Sign of Fire" | Top Rock Tracks | 20 |