''Tears'' is the debut album by New Zealand
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
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Album ...
band
the Crocodiles. Both the album and title track were released in April 1980, and both reached No. 17 on the New Zealand album and singles charts respectively that year. The band's second single, "Whatcha Gonna Do", wasn't as successful, failing to chart. That year they won Best Group and Most Promising Group at the
New Zealand Music Awards
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.
Track listing
# "New Wave Goodbye" (Flaws) – 3:20
# "Any Day of the Week" (Baysting/Flaws/Dasent) - 3:29
# "All Night Long" (Flaws/Backhouse) - 3:30
# "Tears" (Baysting/Flaws) - 3:55
# "In My Suit" (Flaws) - 3:44
# "Young Ladies in Hot Cars" (Baysting/Backhouse) - 3:08
# "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Baysting/Dasent) - 2:37
# "Ribbons of Steel" (Flaws/Foley/Dasent/Backhouse) - 3:03
# "It's the Latest" (Baysting/Backhouse) - 2:28
# "Working Girl" (Baysting/Flaws/Dasent) - 3:21
Singles
* "Tears"/"In My Suit" - RCA
(MS 433) (1980)
(NZ #17)
* "Whatcha Gonna Do"/"All Night Long" - RCA
(103619) (1980)
* "New Wave Goodbye"/"Ribbons of Steel" - Aura
(AUS126) (1981)
Personnel
* Bass, vocals -
Tina Matthews
* Drums -
Bruno Lawrence
* Guitar, vocals -
Tony Backhouse
* Guitar, vocals -
Fane Flaws
* Piano, organ -
Peter Dasent
Peter Dasent is a New Zealand born composer, pianist and songwriter who has lived and worked in Sydney, Australia since 1981. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles. He leads the chamber-jazz group the Umbrellas, is writin ...
* Vocals -
Jenny Morris
References
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1980 debut albums
The Crocodiles albums
RCA Victor albums