Reach the Beach

For the New Hampshire relay race of the same name, see Reach the Beach Relay.

Reach the Beach
Studio album by the Fixx
Released	May 1983 (1983-05)
Recorded	1982–1983
Studio	Farmyard Studios (Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire)
Genre	New wave art rock
Length	41:10
Label	MCA
Producer	Rupert Hine
The Fixx chronology
Shuttered Room (1982) Reach the Beach (1983) Phantoms (1984)
Singles from Reach the Beach
"Saved by Zero" Released: April 1983 (UK) "One Thing Leads to Another" Released: August 1983 (US) "The Sign of Fire" Released: November 1983 (US)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	3/10[2]

Reach the Beach is the second studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released in May 1983 by MCA Records. It was the group's most successful studio album, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard albums chart[3] and eventually selling two million copies in the United States alone. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[4] 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 (1984), Calm Animals (1989), and Beautiful Friction (2012).[5]

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.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alfie Agius, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, and Adam Woods, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Thing Leads to Another"	3:19
2.	"The Sign of Fire"	3:52
3.	"Running"	4:26
4.	"Saved by Zero"	3:40
5.	"Opinions"	4:50

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Reach the Beach"	4:27
7.	"Changing"	3:24
8.	"Liner"	3:39
9.	"Privilege"	4:16
10.	"Outside"	5:25
Total length:		41:10

2003 CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Saved by Zero" (Extended Version)		4:24
12.	"One Thing Leads to Another" (Extended Version)		8:00
13.	"Deeper and Deeper" (Long Version)	Curnin West-Oram	6:31
14.	"Going Overboard"	Curnin Greenall West-Oram Woods	3:18

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Reach the Beach liner notes.[7]

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" Agius left the Fixx partway through the recording sessions, and is not listed as an official group member in the album credits. 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 (1984).

Production and artwork Rupert Hine – producer Stephen W Tayler – engineer; mixing George Underwood – front cover painting Trevor Toms – photography The Cream Group (Design Company from Amsterdam, the Netherlands) – mechanical artwork

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report[8]	68
Canada RPM[9]	8
Dutch Charts[10]	38
UK Official Charts[11]	91
US Billboard 200[3]	8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	"One Thing Leads to Another"	Billboard Hot 100[6]	4
		Top Rock Tracks	2
		Club Play Singles	14
	"Saved by Zero"	Billboard Hot 100[6]	20
		Top Rock Tracks	9
1984	"The Sign of Fire"	Billboard Hot 100[6]	32
		Top Rock Tracks	20

References

1. "Reach the Beach". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
2. Steels, Deborah (12 May 1983). "Review: The Fixx — Reach the Beach". Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 10. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 35. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
3. "The Fixx Chart History". billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
4. "US Certifications > The Fixx". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
5. Album covers by George Underwood https://www.georgeunderwood.com/#/albumcovers/
6. "The Fixx – Billboard Hot 100 Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
7. Reach the Beach (CD booklet). the Fixx. MCA Records. 1983.
8. "Australian Chart Book". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
9. "The Fixx". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
10. "Dutch Album Charts". dutchcharts. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
11. "Fixx". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

External links

• Reach the Beach at Discogs (list of releases)