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The Beat is the debut album by American power pop band The Beat, released in 1979 on Columbia Records.. The 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."
Original Beat lead guitarist Larry Whitman (September 27, 1955 – July 26, 1997), a devoted fan of Phil Spector, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Before joining The Beat, Whitman was producer, songwriter and member of L.A. pop group Needles & Pins, whose only release was the Spector influenced 45 RPM single "Don't You Worry".
Released in the US as Beat This! The Best of the English Beat in 2001 — — — — The Platinum Collection: Released: 10 January 2006; Label: Warner Platinum; Formats: CD — — — — You Just Can't Beat It: The Best of the Beat: Released: 4 February 2008; Label: Music Club; Formats: 2xCD — — — — Keep the Beat: The Very Best of ...
"Save It for Later" is a 1982 song written and recorded by the British ska and new wave band the Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat). The song was released as a single from the band's third and final studio album, Special Beat Service (1982), finding moderate chart success in Britain.
Reviewing the song for Smash Hits, David Hepworth wrote "more efficient than a Japanese watch factory, these boys continue to crank out hit product". This is another perfectly levelled 45, crisp, economical and punchy, the usual cleverly varied arrangement shifting the emphasis around a song so simple it's almost a cretin".
Dolly Parton Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Dolly Parton does it again! The 75-year-old singer has officially entered the beauty space with the launch of her first-ever signature fragrance, Scent ...
"I Confess" is a 1982 song written and recorded by the British band the Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat). The song was released as a single from the band's third and final studio album, Special Beat Service, finding moderate chart success in the UK. Inspired by the romantic escapades of English tabloids and ...
In 2003, the Beat's original line-up, minus Cox and Steele, played a sold-out one-off gig at the Royal Festival Hall. In 2004, the VH1 show Bands Reunited tried unsuccessfully to reunite the original line-up. In 2006, the UK version of the Beat, featuring Ranking Roger, recorded a new album that was mixed by Adrian Sherwood, but it remains ...